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Raspberry Bars

Raspberry Bars

1 1/2 cups		blanched whole almonds
2 cups		flour
8 oz		unsalted butter
1/4 tsp		vanilla
1 cup		raspberry preserves
1/2 cup		firmly packed brown sugar
		confectioner's sugar, for garnish

1	Preheat your oven to 350*
2	In the food processor, with the metal blade running, chop 1/2 cup almonds coarsely, about 10 pulses. Reserve.
3	Into the processor put the rest of the almonds, flour, brown sugar, butter and vanilla. Run the processor until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs, about 20 seconds. Reserve.
4	Place the preserves into the processor and process until smooth, about 15 seconds.
5	In a 9 x 13 glass baking dish, spread half of the reserved mixture. Spread the preserves over that, then top with the remaining mixture. Sprinkle the chopped almonds on top.
6	Bake for approx 20-30 min, until lightly browned, but the sides are not blackening.
7	Cool for several hours and cut into 2" squares. Dust with the confectioners' sugar.

Servings: 32

Yield: 32

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1 serving

Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.

The following ingredients were not linked to the ingredient database and were not included in the nutrition information:

confectioner's sugar, for garnish