An old family Christmas tradition brought over from Eastern Europe, these jam pastry bars are packed with simple, delicious flavor!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: European
Servings: 2dozen
Author: Sara @ Mom Endeavors
Ingredients
2Cflour
2Cground walnuts
1/2lb8oz sweet unsalted butter
1Csugar
2egg yolks
2TBSPsour cream
zest of 1 lemon
2jars Smucker's Fruit & Honey Triple Berry Fruit Spreadapprox. 18oz
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add egg yolks, lemon zest, and sour cream.
In a medium bowl, stir together flour and ground walnuts.
Add dry ingredients to the wet, combine well to form a soft dough.
Take 2/3 batter/dough and line bottom of a greased 9x13 pan. Press up the sides just a bit so jam doesn't leak out & stick to the pan sides.
Layer the fruit spread evenly over the dough.
With remaining 1/3 dough, roll out flat and cut small (1/2" - 1" strips). Use strips to form a lattice top over the fruit layer.
Bake for 45 minutes.
Let cool before cutting. Serve & enjoy!
Notes
*given the nature of this dough, these bars can end up a bit crumbly. So just keep that in mind when serving. Making sure they're completely cooled before cutting seems to help cut down on that some.