Lazy Person Pie Bars

Dear Turkey,

You've seen these before

But I have never posted

The classic version

Lazy Person Pie Bars

Ingredients:

For the crust:

- 1 c sugar

- 1 t baking powder

- 3 c flour

- 2 sticks butter, fridge or room temp

- 1 egg

- 1/2 t salt

- 1 t lemon or orange zest/peel (jarred is fine)

For the topping:

- 2-4 c fruit (frozen is fine)

- 2-4 T lemon juice (bottled is fine...are you starting to see why I call these "lazy"?)

- 1/2 c sugar

- 4 t cornstarch

Instructions:

- For the crust: combine all ingredients and mix with your hand or a pastry cutter until everything is mostly mixed. Some lumps of butter or flour never hurt anyone. And don't worry about having it all come together into a ball.

- Take about 2/3 of the dough and press it into an un-greased (why bother?) 9x13 baking dish. Don't get tired or anything. 

- For the filling: combine all ingredients and sprinkle/spread over the dough that you already put into the dish.

- Sprinkle with the remaining dough (this always seems to be the part that I don't get into a ball anyway, so it's easy to sprinkle).

- Bake at 375 F for 45-60 minutes, or until the dough on the top starts to get a bit brown.

Enjoy,

Tofu