Cherry Squares

Cherry Squares ... Delicious buttery crust with cherries & almonds filling! I loved the beautiful pink color of the cherries in it. The crust was just perfect and the filling was little gooey. 
Maybe, this happened because I haven't used dried cherries. Perhaps, I should have dried the cherries completely on a paper towel before using. Anyhow, they were delicious ... a big hit for mummy & me! As soon as they were sliced, we ate two each :)

Cherry Squares
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 Recipe adapted from allrecipes

* Prep. Time : 20 minutes
* Cook Time : 45 -50 minutes
* Makes : 16 squares

Ingredients :

Crust :

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature

Filling :

• 2/3 cup canned cherries, pitted & chopped
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Dusting :

• Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting

Method :

• Preheat oven to 180 C. Butter an 8" square baking pan, and set aside ( I just used aluminum foil to cover the base & sides of the pan which makes it much easier to remove after baking ).
• Combine butter, sugar and flour in a food processor, blend until crumbly and combined.
• Using your hands, pat mixture evenly into the prepared pan to make crust.
• Bake until firm and slightly golden, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer to a rack to cool.

• In a large bowl, mix together the eggs and sugar until well blended.
• Combine flour and baking powder. Stir into the egg mixture.
• Mix in vanilla, almonds and cherries.
• Pour mixture over baked crust.

• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm. 

• Let cool on a wire rack.
• Cut into bars / squares and dust with confectioners' sugar. 

"Happy Mother's Day to all"

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