BARS - BLUEBERRY ALMOND

By akselden

Ingredients

• 1/2 C. butter
• 1 12-oz. pkg. white baking pieces (2 C.)
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 C. sugar
• 1/2 to 1 tsp. almond extract
• 1 C. all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 C. blueberry jam
• 1/4 C. sliced almonds

Details

Servings 16

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.

2. In a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Remove from heat. Add 1 C. of the baking pieces (don't stir). Set aside. Grease a 9x9x2-inch baking pan. Set the butter mixture aside.

3. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the eggs and sugar. Add butter mixture to egg mixture; stir till just combined. Stir in almond extract.

4. In a small bowl, stir together the flour and salt. Add flour mixture to egg mixture; stir till just combined. Spread half of the batter into prepared pan. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or till edges are lightly browned. Remove the pan from the oven.

5. In a small saucepan, melt jam over low heat, stirring occasionally. Spread melted jam evenly over warm crust. Stir the remaining 1 C. baking pieces into the remaining batter. Drop the batter in small mounds onto the jam filling. Sprinkle with the sliced almonds.

6. Bake about 35 minutes more or till a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean and the top is lightly browned. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.