cinnamon almond plum bars

Name: Cinnamon Almond Plum Bars
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) unsalted butter (1 stick); 1 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/4 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 cup(s) brown sugar, light; 1/4 cup(s) granulated sugar; 1 - large egg yolk; 3/4 cup(s) sliced almonds; 1/2 cup(s) plum preserves

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Jordan Falco

Orlando, FL

Updated on Mar 21, 2011

Adapted from a Martha Stuart Recipe, these fruit bars are so super delicious! I love giving them away as gifts. While you can use any kind of jam or preserves you like, I think plum yields a unique sweet/tartness to the bars. Peach, apercot and strawberry all taste great with teh cinnamon. You can also double the recipe, place it in a larger 9 x 13 pan, and do two different flavors, espeically if you want to please a larger crowd.

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yield makes 16 to 18 bars

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup brown sugar, light
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 - large egg yolk
3/4 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup plum preserves

How To Make cinnamon almond plum bars

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F.

Step 2

Spray an 8-inch bakeing dish with canola spray.
Step 3

In a bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder.
Step 4

In a mixing bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugars on high speed until light and fluffy; beat in egg yolk. Reduce speed to low; gradually mix in flour mixture. Stir in almonds.
Step 5

In a small bowl, whisk preserves to loosen. Stirring the preserves with a fork or a whisk will enable it to spread smoothly over the dough. You can microwave the preserves for a few seconds if it’s very sticky.
Step 6

Gently press half of dough into bottom of prepared dish. With the back of a spoon, gently spread jam over dough, leaving a 1/4-inch border so the jam doesn’t stick to the sides of the pan. Sprinkle remaining dough over top all the way to the edges; press gently to form top layer.
Step 7

Bake until top is golden, 25 to 30 minutes; cool completely in dish. Cut into bars with a serrated knife.
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