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Strawberry Jam Bars (tertiy pirog)

These sweet, crumbly, and deliciously juicy strawberry jam bars are everything you want in a dessert!
Total Time1 hour
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: Russian
Allergy: Nut Free
Servings: 20
Calories: 216kcal
Author: Marina Rizhkov

Equipment

  • bowl
  • hand mixer
  • Cake spatula
  • Pans

Ingredients

  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened, 1 cup
  • 1 large egg
  • 2½ cups flour, unbleached
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp sour cream
  • 1 cup fruit jam, I used organic strawberry
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  • In a small bowl, beat together the egg, sugar, lemon juice, and sour cream for 2 minutes.
    ½ cup sugar, 1 large egg, ½ tsp lemon juice, 2 Tbsp sour cream
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  • In a separate bowl on low speed beat together unsalted butter with baking soda and flour until everything is mixed. It will be clumpy from the butter, that is normal.
    2 sticks unsalted butter,, ½ tsp baking soda, 2½ cups flour,
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  • Combine the sugar and flour mixes together. With the help of your hands, mix the dough together until it forms into a ball. The dough will be soft and easy to work with.
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  • Divide the dough in half. Take one half and place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
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  • Preheat your oven to 350F. Spray or butter up your pan if you need to. (I use ceramic so it doesn’t stick.) You could also use a glass dish.
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  • Take the other half of dough and spread it on the bottom of a half sized baking sheet.
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  • Add jam to the top of the dough layer and spread it around evenly.
    1 cup fruit jam,
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  • After 15 minutes, take out the dough from the freezer and grate it onto the jam.
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  • Put the pastry in the oven for 20 minutes. The top will start to brown and that means it’s ready! Let it cool and then sift the powdered sugar on top. 
    ¼ cup powdered sugar
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  • Cut the pastry into squares and enjoy! 
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Notes

  • You can use any type of jam. 
  • Let it cool down a little bit before cutting it into squares. 

Nutrition

Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 38mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 302IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg