Blackberry Bars Royal

Presented by:

1884 Paxton House Inn
445 Remington Avenue
Thomasville, Georgia
31792

Email: 1884@rose.net
Website: http://www.paxtonhouseinn.com

Desserts

1 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sour cream
1 large egg-beaten
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup fresh blackberries
Sifted powdered sugar

Combine flour and brown sugar, cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal.  Press 1 1/3 cups of mixture in bottom of an ungreased 8 inch square pan.  Combine remaining crumb mixture, sour cream, and next five ingredients. Blend well.
Stir in blackberries.  Spoon over crust, spreading evenly.  Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.   Let cool; cut into bars.  Sprinkle with powdered sugar.  Yield:  1 dozen