Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Crispy-Topped Brown Sugar Bars - Tuesday with Dorie

Crispy Topped Brown Sugar Bars - Tuesdays with Dorie
Crispy-Topped Brown Sugar Bars

Whew! I made it by 2 hours! I'm back with Tuesdays with Dorie. Oh, I lost a couple months due to the holidays and a full week of the flu...but I couldn't miss today! It's a bar with Rice Krispies on top!

Crispy Topped Brown Sugar Bars - Tuesdays with Dorie
These were super simple to make. A brown sugar shortbread is baked until golden brown. Then, you spread chopped chocolate (I used Trader Joe's Dark Chocolate block) on top and let it melt a bit. A quick spread of the chocolate creates a space for your cereal!

You can put a caramelized cereal topping too. Look at the book for this yummy option.

Crispy Topped Brown Sugar Bars - Tuesdays with Dorie

Tuesdays with Dorie doesn't publish the recipe. You should get Dorie's book: Baking Chez Moi: Recipes from My Paris Home to Your Home Anywhere (this recipe is on page 324)! I love all the recipes in the book and Dorie's kind words and encouragement. In this recipe, she says, "show it who's boss" referring the shortbread dough. Love it!

Be sure to check out the other Tuesdays with Dorie bakers and their take on this yummy recipe!

P.S. I love my 8 x 8 x 2 pan. It's by Magic Line/Parrish. The edges are perfectly square so you get sharp edges on brownies, cakes, etc. I have 8" and 9" square pans, as well as 9" x 13" rectangle pans too. And they are made in Los Angeles! (I've visited the factory store...here's a post about it)

8 comments:

  1. janeofmanytradesMarch 25, 2015 at 4:05 AM

    Parrish/Magic Line is one of my favorite cake pan suppliers-all of the pans for my bakery came from there. When we sold the business, I kept the pans and in my closet I have squares, rectangles and rounds of all sizes. Visiting the factory store sounds like heaven to me-probably a good thing I live on the opposite coast!

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  2. smarkiesMarch 25, 2015 at 6:47 AM

    Your squares look great and so perfect! Glad you enjoyed the recipe too.

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  3. Diane ZwangMarch 25, 2015 at 4:02 PM

    Hi Mary, sorry to hear that you had the flu but glad you are doing better. These bars were great were't they.

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  4. Approaching FoodMarch 25, 2015 at 6:38 PM

    Such perfect squares! And perfect cuts, too! Want!

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  5. ZosiaMarch 26, 2015 at 3:28 PM

    Your bars look great. This was an easy recipe and with such delicious results.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 28, 2015 at 1:49 PM

    Great photos! Nice looking bars. I may have to check out those pans...sigh, but I already have soooo many pans!

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  7. steph- whisk/spoonMarch 29, 2015 at 10:22 AM

    Yay--you're back! I wouldn't have wanted to miss these tasty bars either! My Magic Line pans are the best in my collection, too.

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  8. Cathleen | My Culinary MissionApril 4, 2015 at 5:39 PM

    Your bars look beautiful. Those are great pans!

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