STRAWBERRY WINDOW BARS

STRAWBERRY WINDOW BARS


Ingredients:
2 cups strawberry jam, room temperature
3 1/2 cups all purpose white flour
1 1/3 cups yellow cornmeal
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups unsalted butter, room temperature - cubed
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 large eggs



Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease an 8x12 inch baking pan and line bottom with parchment paper.
2. Scoop jam into a bowl and mix to smooth out.
3. In another bowl, combine dry ingredients - all-purpose flour, cornmeal and salt. Mix and set aside.
4. In a bowl of an electric mixer, using a paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
5. Add eggs one at a time, beating until smooth after each addition.
6. Reduce mixer speed to low and add the flour mixture and mix until well combined.
7. Remove about 1 3/4 cups of the dough and place in a pastry bag with a plain round tip # 11. Set aside.
8. Using an offset spatula, spread the remaining dough into the prepared pan as evenly and smoothly as possible. Bake until golden brown, about 25-30 minutes.
9. Remove pan from the oven, transfer on a work table. Using an offset spatula, spread the strawberry jam evenly over the dough. Then using the pastry bag with the reserved dough, pipe parallel lines of dough spaced 1 inch apart over the jam. Then pipe perpendicular lines of dough spaced 1 inch apart as well.
10. Place in the oven and bake until golden about 20-25 minutes, rotating the sheet halfway through.
11. Transfer the pan on a wire rack to cool. Cut into 2x2-inch squares.
12. Store in an airtight container.