Hungarian Strawberry Pastry Bars Recipe

By Jeannine13

Ingredients

• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons sugar, divided
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/4 cups shortening
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 teaspoon Spice Islands® pure vanilla extract
• 2-1/2 cups chopped walnuts, divided
• 1 jar (18 ounces) seedless strawberry jam

Details

Servings 24
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1 cup sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks, sour cream, water and vanilla; gradually add to crumb mixture, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball. Divide into thirds. Chill for 30 minutes.
Between two large sheets of waxed paper, roll out one portion of dough into a 15-in. x 10-in. rectangle. Transfer to an ungreased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with 1-1/4 cups walnuts and 2 tablespoons sugar. Roll out another portion of dough into a 15-in. x 10-in. rectangle; place over walnuts. Spread with jam; sprinkle with remaining walnuts and sugar.
Roll out remaining pastry; cut into strips. Arrange in a crisscross pattern over filling. Trim and seal edges. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 2 dozen.