Jam bars are scrumptious little melt-in-your-mouth, crumbly shortbread biscuits, with gooey, jammy insides. Half-crispy, half-squidgy, they can be gobbled up any time of the day with your favourite cuppa.
These are easy and fairly quick to make, so you can always keep a jar fill of them around the house. Try alternating your choice of filling for something sweet or something tart, both of which will end up going down equally well.
Easy Peasy Jam Bars
Jam bars are scrumptious little melt-in-your-mouth, crumbly shortbread biscuits, with gooey, jammy insides. Half-crispy, half-squidgy, they can be gobbled up any time of the day with your favourite cuppa.
Ingredients
For the filling
- 250 ml cake flour
- 125 ml blueberry jam or your jam of choice
- 5 ml baking powder
- 125 ml cold butter
- 1 egg lightly beaten
- 15 ml milk
For the topping
- 185 ml cake flour
- 90 gm butter cubed
- 125 ml sticky brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 °C
- In a bowl combine the flour and baking powder
- Cut in the cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs
- Combine the eggs and milk and stir into the crumb mixture until moistened
- Press into a greased 20cm square baking tin
- Bake at 180 deg for 20 minutes or until lightly browned
- Spread the jam of your choice over the crust
- Combine the topping ingredients until they resemble coarse crumbs
- Spoon the crumble over the jam and bake for a further 25 minutes or until lightly browned
- Cut into squares while still warm
Notes
These are great for on-the-go breakfast bites or as a snack
They’ll keep for up to 4 days – if they last that long!
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03/07/2024 07:46 pm GMT