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  - bar
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  - claire-saffitz
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# :peach: Peach Bars

![Peach Bars][2]{ loading=lazy }

| :fork_and_knife_with_plate: Serves | :timer_clock: Total Time |
|:----------------------------------:|:-----------------------: |
| 16 bars | 2.27 hours |

## :salt: Ingredients - Crust

- :ear_of_rice: 163 g all-purpose flour
- :candy: 8 g granulated sugar
- :salt: 1/2 tsp salt
- :butter: 113 g unsalted butter
- :ice_cube: 60 g ice water

## :salt: Ingredients - Filling

- :peach: 680 g ripe peaches
- :corn: 2 tsp cornstarch
- :candy: 62.5 g demerara sugar
- 🫚 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- :custard: 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- :chestnut: 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
- :salt: 1/4 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt
- :lemon: 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- :icecream: 1 tsp vanilla extract

## :salt: Ingredients - Crumble Topping

- :ear_of_rice: 87 g all-purpose flour
- :ear_of_rice: 60 g old-fashioned rolled oats
- :candy: 43 g demerara sugar
- :custard: 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- :salt: 1/2 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt
- :butter: 93 g unsalted butter

## :cooking: Cookware

- 1 9-inch square baking pan
- 1 medium bowl
- 1 small bowl
- 1 medium saucepan
- 1 fork
- 1 wire rack

## :pencil: Instructions - Crust

### Step 1

Preheat oven to 425°F. Line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper,
leaving an overhang on the sides to easily lift the bars out of the pan. Set aside.

### Step 2

Mix dough ingredients per [instructions][1] and chill. Roll out the pie dough on a baking sheet and cut off the
edges using a knife. Then chill the prepared sheet.

## :pencil: Instructions - Filling

### Step 3

Score peaches along meridian into 4 quadrants using a knife.

### Step 4

Blanch peaches in boiling water for a few minutes until the skin starts to peel off and place them into a bath
of ice water.

### Step 5

Peel the peaches and cut them into bite sized pieces.

### Step 6

Add the demerara sugar, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, Diamond Crystal kosher salt, fresh lemon juice
and vanilla extract to the peaches in a large bowl and let it sit.

## :pencil: Instructions - Crumble Topping

### Step 7

Add the all-purpose flour, old-fashioned rolled oats, demerara sugar, ground cinnamon, Diamond Crystal kosher salt, and
unsalted butter to a bowl and mix together with your hands until there are no discrete pieces of butter left and 
there aren't any flowery bits.

## :pencil: Instructions - Filling Continued

### Step 8

Place the cornstarch in a small bowl and set aside, within reach of the stove.

### Step 9

Strain the peach juice into a saucepan and cook, stirring occasionally, until the juice begins thicken, about 4 to 6
minutes. While the peach juice continues to cook, carefully remove a couple of spoonfuls of the juice from the saucepan
and add to the bowl of cornstarch. Using a fork, mix the cornstarch and peach juice together until the cornstarch is
dissolved. Stir this mixture into the juice, then bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until the filling
has thickened, about 10 minutes.

### Step 10

Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. An ice bath may be used to cool the pan.

### Step 11

Pour/spread the filling over the crust dough. Sprinkle it all over the filling, and lightly press it down with the back
of a large spoon or flat spatula.

### Step 12

Bake for about 20 minutes at 425°F then turn down the oven to 350°F and bake for another 25 to 40 minutes or until the top
is lightly browned and a toothpick comes out *mostly* clean (with a few jammy peach specks!).

### Step 13

Remove from the oven and allow the bars to cool completely in the pan set on a wire rack. After about 1 hour, you can
place the whole pan in the refrigerator to help speed things up.

### Step 14

Lift the bars out of the pan using the edges of the parchment paper lining and place the whole thing on a cutting board.
Slice squares with a sharp knife and, for neat squares, wipe the knife clean between each cut.

### Step 15

Cover and store leftover peach pie bars (with or without icing) at room temperature for up to 2 days or in the
refrigerator for up to 1 week.

## :link: Source

- <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1YQBxY-bv4>

[1]: <../ingredients/pastry-dough/deluxe-butter-pastry.md>
[2]: <../assets/images/peach-bars.jpg>