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Strawberry Shortbread Bars
Strawberry Shortbread Bars
- Recipe Submitted by maryjosh on 07/23/2018
Ingredients List
- CRUST:
- 1 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
- 1 tbsp. milk (I used half-and-half)
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1 large egg slightly beaten
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter cold
- 12 oz. strawberry preserves
- TOPPING:
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp. unsalted butter melted
- 2 cups coconut
Directions
CRUST:
Heat oven to 350°.
Spray a 9x13” baking pan or dish with cooking spray.
To make crust: mix flour, baking powder in a medium mixing bowl.
Cut in blender with a pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Add egg and milk and stir to combine.
Press mixture down very firmly into bottom of prepared pan with a fork or your hands.
Spread strawberry preserves on top of crust layer to within ¼ to ½ inch of border.
TOPPING:
To make topping: Beat egg with fork.
Stir in sugar, vanilla, butter and coconut.
This is kind of like a macaroon layer.
Dollop topping over top of preserves covering surface entirely.
Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until lightly browned and preserves are set.
Cool completely before cutting.
Heat oven to 350°.
Spray a 9x13” baking pan or dish with cooking spray.
To make crust: mix flour, baking powder in a medium mixing bowl.
Cut in blender with a pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Add egg and milk and stir to combine.
Press mixture down very firmly into bottom of prepared pan with a fork or your hands.
Spread strawberry preserves on top of crust layer to within ¼ to ½ inch of border.
TOPPING:
To make topping: Beat egg with fork.
Stir in sugar, vanilla, butter and coconut.
This is kind of like a macaroon layer.
Dollop topping over top of preserves covering surface entirely.
Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until lightly browned and preserves are set.
Cool completely before cutting.
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