Buttery almond shortbread with jammy blueberries and a nutty oat crumble. These bars sweet, slightly tangy and delicious, the perfect morning or afternoon tea!
Author:Catherine Zhang
Prep Time:15 mins
Cook Time:65 mins
Total Time:1 hour 20 minutes
Yield:12 Bars 1x
Category:Bars
Method:Intermediate
Cuisine:American
Ingredients
Scale
Shortbread Base
150g Almond meal (1 1/2 cup)
380g Plain flour (3 cups)
60g White sugar (1/4 cup2 tsp)
300g Unsalted butter, chilled, cubed (1 1/3 cup)
50g Iced water (3 tbsp1 tsp)
Blueberry Filling
300g Blueberries, frozen or fresh (10.05oz)
1 tbsp CornstarchÂ
20 g Icing / powdered sugar (3 tbsp)
Crumble Topping
50g Rolled oats (1/2 cup1 tbsp)
50g Plain flour (1/3 cup1 tbsp)
50g White sugar (1/4 cup)
50g Unsalted butter, chilled and cubed (3 tbsp1 tsp)
Instructions
Shortbread base
Preheat the oven to 190C / 375F
Line a 8 x 8 inch / 20 x 20cm cake tin with baking paper
Combine the almond meal, flour, sugar and butter in a mixing bowl
Rub the butter into the flour until it forms a sand-like texture
Add the iced water and knead until a dough forms
Press the dough into the bottom of the lined baking tinÂ
Prick the base with a fork and par-bake for 15 minutes
Blueberry Filling
Combine the blueberries, cornstarch and icing sugar together in a bowl, toss to combine
Set aside and make the crumble
Crumble Topping
Combine the rolled oats, plain flour, white sugar and unsalted butter together in a medium sized bowl
Rub the butter into the dry ingredients until a crumble-like mixture forms
Assembly
Once the shortbread base has par-baked spread the blueberries over the base and top with the prepared crumble
Bake for 45 minutes, or until the base has fully baked and the top is golden brown