Cranberry Crumb Bars

These delicious cranberry bars strike the perfect balance between tart and sweet. With a press-in crust, a crumb topping and lightly sweetened cranberry filling, these squares allow the tartness of the cranberries to shine. These bars can be made with fresh or frozen cranberries.

These cranberry bars are full of flavour and so pretty! They would make a great addition to your holiday baking as they cut neatly, keep well, freeze well and would travel well, too.

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and levelled
• 1 cup white granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup ground almonds
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, cold and cut into pieces
• 1 large egg

• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 4 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
• 1 cup white granulated sugar
• Juice of 1/2 orange, about 4 teaspoons
• 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 teasoon vanilla extract