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“Bear Sign” (Or… a more polite name: “Nut & Berry Shortbread Bars”) Recipe
by Kevin Olomon

“Bear Sign” (Or… a more polite name: “Nut & Berry Shortbread Bars”)

During the off-season, when salmon aren’t readily available up north, Alaskan bears eat mainly nuts and berries. So to track a bear in the woods, you simply look to the forest floor and watch for “bear sign”. Need I say more? Ha!

These are SO easy and can be thrown together during a quick tv commercial break and ready to come out of the oven before the movie or the game is even half-over!

Rating: 4.7/5
Avg. 4.7/5 6 votes
Prep time: United States American
Cook time: Servings: 32

Ingredients

  • 2 c. butter, softened
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 c. all purpose flour, sifted
  • 2 c. chopped nuts, any variety
  • 2-3 c. any fruit (I most often use fresh or frozen blueberries- or a blue/cran mix)

Directions

  1. Pre-Heat oven to 350.
  2. Mix the first 5 ingredients together until coarse- resembling pie pastry dough.
  3. Press ¾ mixture into a buttered jelly-roll pan (i/2 sheet-pan).
  4. Scatter fruit across top, then sprinkle remaining flour mixture atop, in a “struesel” fashion.
  5. Bake 25-30 minutes until lightly golden. Cool. Cut into squares. Serve.
  6. (This is SO versatile! ANY fruit can be used- even canned/drained, dried, frozen- jams/jellies also work well)