Hungarian Fruit Squares
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Description
This is my Hungarian great-great-grandmother's recipe. It is a family favorite every year. Once you make it one time, you will continue to make it every year.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾ cup apricot preserves
- ¾ cup raspberry preserves
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, or as needed
Directions
- 1. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Use a pastry blender or fork to cut in butter until pea-sized crumbs form. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix dough well.
- 2. Separate out 1/4 of the dough and chill in the refrigerator. Press remaining dough into the bottom and sides of an ungreased 15 1/2x10 1/2-inch jelly roll pan. Spread apricot preserves on 1/2 the mixture and raspberry preserves on the remaining 1/2.
- 3. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- 4. Remove chilled dough from the refrigerator and roll out onto a lightly floured board. Cut into 1/2-inch strips and place diagonally across the preserves to form a lattice; press around edges to seal.
- 5. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- 6. Allow to cool and cut into squares. Dust the top with confectioners' sugar; this keeps cookies from sticking and looks nice, too.
Nutrition Facts
serving: 32 servings
calories: 157.7 kcal
carbohydrates: 25.4 g
protein: 1.6 g
saturated fat: 3.7 g
cholesterol: 26.9 mg
sodium: 99.8 mg
fiber: 0.3 g
sugar: 15.2 g
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