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Raspberry Crumb Bars

Course: Dessert
Keyword: raspberry
Servings: 0
Author: Athoughtforfood.com

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups 3 sticks unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar
  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups raspberry jam with seeds
  • 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar

Instructions

  • Add the butter and sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on high for 5 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl periodically.
  • Meanwhile, in a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • Add the egg yolks and vanilla extract to the butter mixture and beat at medium speed for another 2 minutes.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture. Beat to incorporate.
  • Wrap 1/4 of the dough in parchment paper and the remaining dough in a separate piece of parchment paper. With the larger piece of dough, gently press it into an 8-inch round disk. Place the smaller piece of dough in the freezer for 2 hours (or until hard) and the larger one in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
  • Once the dough is ready, set a rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Remove the dough from the refrigerator. Cut two large pieces of parchment paper and lightly flour each side of the disk. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough between the two sheets of parchment paper until it is 13 by 9 inches.
  • Transfer the dough to a 13 by 9 inch baking dish. Even out the dough across the pan by pressing down gently with your fingers.
  • Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until the shortbread is light brown. At this point, remove from the oven and let cool.
  • Once it has cooled, spread the raspberry jam evenly over the shortbread.
  • Remove the dough from the freezer and shred the dough using a grater. Sprinkle the grated dough over the raspberry jam. Bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned.
  • Remove the baking pan and let cool completely.
  • Once they have cooled, sift the confectioners’ sugar over the top. Cut into 9 bars (or smaller if preferred).

Notes

Recipe By: Athoughtforfood.com
Yield: 9 large bars or 16 small bars