New Recipe-Sour Cream Streusel Bars



Warm Streusel Cake




One of my Big Lots finds

Here it can be found at Amazon.
The recipe is on page 163.

I made it for my co-workers and they seemed to really enjoy it.

INGREDIENTS

1/2  cup butter
2/3 cup granulated sugar
3 eggs at room temperature
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup sour cream

FOR THE TOPPING
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cup pecans, finely chopped
4 T. butter chopped

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
grease  the sides and bottom of a 9 inch square baking pan
Make the topping first using a knife or pastry blender to cut the butter
add all ingredients and mix well together

 In a large mixing bowl cream the butter until soft then add the sugar and continue beating until the mixture is light and fluffy.  Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each one.  Sift the flour, baking soda and powder together and add to the butter mixture.Fold in the sour cream.
Pour half the batter into the prepared pan then sprinkle half the topping mixture.  Pour the remaining batter on top and sprinkle on the rest of the topping mixture.  Bake for 60 to 70 minutes until browned.