Afternoon Tea Bars With Jam Food

EASIEST EVER RASPBERRY JAM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C/350 (fan forced). (Note 1)
• Spray a 20cm/9" square tin with oil and line with baking/parchment paper with overhang (so it can be lifted out once cooked).
• Mix together butter, flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt until you can no longer see white bits of flour. Add egg and mix.
• Place 2 1/2 cups of the mixture in the tin and press into base. Spread with jam (Note 2), then use your hands to crumble the remaining mixture over the top (Note 3).
• Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until the top is deep golden. Remove and allow to cool in the tin before lifting out of the tin using the baking paper.
• Cut into squares. Serve at room temperature. Store in airtight container.

AFTERNOON TEA BARS WITH JAM

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Using the butter wrapper, grease a 13 x 9 x 2 baking pan and set aside.
• Using an electric mixer at medium speed, beat butter, powdered sugar and egg whites.
• On low speed of mixer, blend in extract and sifted flour mixture.
• Lightly hand mix the toasted nuts into dough.
• Spread dough evenly into prepared pan.
• Score the dough at least 1/2 way through with a knife or tines of a fork, straight across or in a swirly type pattern.
• Spread the 3/4 cup of jam on dough so it also fills the scores.
• Bake for 20- 25 minutes or until edges brown and top is firm - ovens vary.
• Cool the pan on a wire rack.
• When the dough is cool, spread the 1/2 Cup jam evenly on top, sprinkle with the 1/2 Cup toasted coconut.
• Cut into bars.