Jam Squares are an old-fashioned favourite that I grew up with. They are easy to make and only take common ingredients. While any kind of jam may be used, they are most showy when red jam, such as raspberry, is chosen. They are a treat at any time and look especially good on sweet trays for special events.
[Printable Recipe follows at end of posting]
Old-Fashioned Jam Squares
Ingredients:
1/3 cup butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
½ tsp almond flavoring
½ cup white sugar
1 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp cinnamon
⅛ tsp cardamom
Finely grated rind of 1 lemon
½ cup raspberry jam
Method:
Preheat oven to 350°.
Assemble ingredients.
Prepare 8”x8” pan by lining with parchment paper.
With electric mixer, beat butter well in medium-sized bowl. Beat in egg, vanilla, and almond flavouring.
Sift sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cardamom together. Stir in grated lemon rind. Add to butter-egg mixture and blend thoroughly.
Shape dough into a small oblong shape. Cut off about one-third of the dough and place in freezer for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, press remaining dough into prepared pan. Place pan in freezer for 15 minutes.
Remove both the reserved dough and the pan from the freezer. Evenly spread the ½ cup raspberry preserves over dough in pan.
Using a grater, grate the reserved dough evenly over the jam.
Bake for 35 minutes or until topping on square is lightly golden in color.
Let square cool completely in pan before removing and cutting into 16 squares.
Old-Fashioned Jam Squares
Jam Squares take only common ingredients. While any kind of jam may be used, they are most showy when red jam is chosen.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp almond flavoring
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- ⅛ tsp cardamom
- Finely grated rind of 1 lemon
- ½ cup raspberry jam
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°.
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Assemble ingredients.
-
Prepare 8”x8” pan by lining with parchment paper.
-
With electric mixer, beat butter well in medium-sized bowl. Beat in egg, vanilla, and almond flavouring.
-
Sift sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cardamom together. Stir in grated lemon rind. Add to butter-egg mixture and blend thoroughly.
-
Shape dough into a small oblong shape. Cut off about one-third of the dough and place in freezer for 15 minutes.
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Meanwhile, press remaining dough into prepared pan. Place pan in freezer for 15 minutes.
-
Remove both the reserved dough and the pan from the freezer. Evenly spread the ½ cup raspberry preserves over dough in pan.
-
Using a grater, grate the reserved dough evenly over the jam.
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Bake for 35 minutes or until topping on square is lightly golden in color.
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Let square cool completely in pan before removing and cutting into 16 squares.
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