Strawberry Streusel Bars

Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Cook Time: 45 Minutes

Ready In: 65 Minutes

Servings: 12

This lovely festive bar is so tasty. This bar is topped with a little powdered sugar glaze. It is such a pretty color and just right for any holiday dessert table.

Ingredients:

1 cup sifted unbleached cane sugar

1 cup earth balance margarine (softened)

1/4 cup firm tofu

2 cups spelt flour

3/4 cup pecans (coarse chop)

1 (10 ounce) jar strawberry preserves

1 cup sifted powdered sugar

1 tablespoon non-dairy milk substitute

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In the bowl of a standing mixer beat the sugar and margarine until smooth and creamy.
3. Beat in the tofu and mix again until well mixed.
4. Add the flour and beat into the sugar mixture. If your mixer can't handle the job, just mix the rest of the flour until combined.
5. Stir in the pecans.
6. Reserve 1 cup of the pecan mixture.
7. Press the rest of the pecan mixture into a 9x9x2-inch baking dish.
8. Spread the strawberry preserves on top of the pecan mixture leaving a one half inch border with no filling from the edge of the baking pan.
9. Put your reserved pecan mixture on top of the strawberry preserves and press lightly.
10. Bake 45 minutes.
11. Once done remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack.
12. Top with powdered sugar or powdered sugar glaze.
13. If you choose the glaze stir the milk and vanilla into the powdered sugar and beat until creamy. If this isn't liquid enough add more milk until it is at the consistency you like.
14. With a spoon, drizzle the glaze over the cooled bars.
15. Bon Appetit.

By RecipeOfHealth.com