Raspberry Lattice Bars
If you are familiar with the Austrian Linzer cookie, this is very similar, but in bar format. It is easy to make and the results are simply delicious.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour, + 2 tablespoons, divided
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup raspberry jam
- 1 egg yolk
- 4 teaspoons water, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Combine 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) flour, the brown and granulated sugars, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in mixing bowl. Mix well. Using two knives, a pastry blender or your fingers, cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add egg and almond extract. Mix with a fork. Transfer 1/2 cup (125 mL) of the mixture to a small bowl and set aside. Press the remaining mixture into a greased 9-inch (2.5 L) square cake pan. Spread jam evenly over top.
- Add 2 tablespoons (30 mL) flour to reserved mixture and stir to blend. Stir in water (about 1 tablespoon/15 mL) until the dough holds together. (It will resemble pastry dough.) Divide the dough into 12 portions and roll into pencil-like strips. Crisscross the strips diagonally over jam to form a lattice. Mix the egg yolk with 1 teaspoon (5 mL)of water in a small bowl. Brush over lattice.
- Bake at 375°F for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden. Cool completely in pan on rack, then cut into bars.
- Makes about 30 bars
Nutrition
Calories: 86kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 12mgSodium: 58mgPotassium: 30mgFiber: 1gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 24IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 17mgIron: 1mg
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