Pear Squares
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, December 17, 2009 - 12:30am

Ingredients




2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups brown sugar - (packed)
1/2 cup butter - (1 stick) softened
1 cup chopped blanched almonds
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup plain yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 can pears - (16 oz), drained, dried,
and cut into chunks

Preparation

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 2 In a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, and butter; using your hands, mix until crumbly. Stir in the nuts. Press 2 3/4 cups of the crumb mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 9- by 13-inch baking dish. 3 Add the cinnamon, baking soda, salt, yogurt, vanilla, and egg to the remaining crumbly mixture; mix well. Stir in the pears then spoon evenly over the crumb bottom. 4 Bake for 40 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool for 1 hour. Cut into squares and serve. 5 This recipe yields 24 squares. 6 Comments: Whether you serve this as a dessert or simply a sweet treat with tea and coffee, your family will enjoy these. Pears are a nice surprise to a snack bar! 7 Yield: 24 squares