Bares de Arequipe (Arequipe Bars) Recipe

Bares de Arequipe (Arequipe Bars) is a traditional Colombian recipe for a classic bar of a flour, oat, sugar butter crumb with a layer of arequipe (thickened cream) sandwiched in the middle, which is typically eaten on Easter Sunday. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Colombian version of: Arequipe Bars (Bares de Arequipe).

This is a traditional Colombian recipe for a sweet bar that is typically served on Easter Sunday. Arequipe is also known as dulce de leche and these bars are also known as dulce de leche bars.

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Bares de Arequipe (Arequipe Bars) Recipe

Ingredients:

250g (2 cups) plain (all purpose) flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
240g (2 cups) rolled oats
1/4 tsp sea salt
200g (1 cup) brown sugar
150g (3/4 cup) butter, finely diced
360ml (1 1/2 cups) arequipe



 Method:

Combine the flour, baking powder, oats, salt and brown sugar in a bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs then press half the mixture into the base of a small rectangular baking pan that's been well buttered.

Spread the arequipe over the top then top with the remaining crumb mix. Pat down lightly to compress then transfer to an oven pre-heated to 200ºC (400) and bake for about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly before cutting into bars. Gently remove the bars from the pan then set on a wire rack to cool completely before serving or storing.


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Baking
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Yield: 12–16

Bares de Arequipe (Arequipe Bars)

Bares de Arequipe (Arequipe Bars). This is a traditional Colombian recipe for an Easter biscuit (cookie) made from an oat and flor crust with an arequipe (dulce de leche) central filling.
prep time: 20 mins cook time: 40 mins total time: 60 mins

Ingredients:

  • 250g (2 cups) plain (all purpose) flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 240g (2 cups) rolled oats
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 200g (1 cup) brown sugar
  • 150g (3/4 cup) butter, finely diced
  • 360ml (1 1/2 cups) arequipe

Method:

  1. Combine the flour, baking powder, oats, salt and brown sugar in a bowl. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs then press half the mixture into the base of a small rectangular baking pan that's been well buttered.
  2. Spread the arequipe over the top then top with the remaining crumb mix. Pat down lightly to compress then transfer to an oven pre-heated to 200ºC (400) and bake for about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly before cutting into bars. Gently remove the bars from the pan then set on a wire rack to cool completely before serving or storing.
Bares de Arequipe (Arequipe Bars)
© Dyfed Lloyd Evans

For more Easter recipes and a little about the history of Easter go to my Easter information and Easter Recipes page.

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