Strawberry Jam Squares Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix oats, flour, sugar and baking powder in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Press 3 cups oat mixture firmly onto bottom of 9-inch square baking pan. Spread jam over crust. Mix nuts with remaining crumb mixture; sprinkle over jam.
• Bake 30 min. or until topping is lightly browned. Cool completely on wire rack.

Steps:

• Unroll 1 refrigerated piecrust onto a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Spread with 3/4 cup strawberry jam, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Mix 3/4 cup each oats and flour, 6 tablespoons melted butter, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated sugar and a pinch of salt; squeeze into clumps and drop over the jam. Bake at 450 degrees F, 15 minutes. Let cool and cut into squares.
• SERVES 14; Calories: 210; Total Fat 8 grams; Saturated Fat: 4 grams; Protein: 2 grams; Total carbohydrates: 32 grams; Sugar: 17 grams Fiber 1 grams; Cholesterol: 13 milligrams; Sodium: 74 milligrams

Steps:

• Place the mason jars in a large hot water bath canner (or pot). Cover with water and bring to a simmer. Simmer the center lids in separate saucepan full of water.
• Place the mashed strawberries and lemon juice in a separate pot. Stir in the pectin until dissolved. Bring the strawberries to a strong boil.
• Add the sugar (measure beforehand so you can add it all at once), and then return the mixture to a full (violent) boil that can't be stirred down. Boil hard for 1 minute 15 seconds. Skim foam off the top.
• Remove one jar at a time from the simmering water. Pour water back into the pot. Using a wide-mouth funnel, fill each jar with jam, being careful to keep the liquid/fruit ratio consistent. Fill the jars so that they have 1/4-inch of space at the top. Run a knife down the side of the jar to get rid of air bubbles. Wipe the rim of the jar with a wet cloth to remove any residue or stickiness.
• Remove the center lid from the simmering water and position it on top. Put screw bands on jars, but do not over tighten! Repeat with all the jars, and then place the jars on a canning rack and lower into the water. Place the lid on the canner, and then bring the water to a full boil. Boil hard for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Turn off the heat and allow the jars to remain in the hot water for an addition 5 minutes. Remove the jars from the water using a jar lifter, and allow them to sit undisturbed for 24 hours.
• After 24 hours, remove the screw bands and check the seal of the jars. The center lids should have no give whatsoever. If any seals are compromised, store those jars in the fridge. Otherwise, fill your pantry with your newly canned goodness.

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a small saucepan and cook over very low heat for 10 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved. Add the strawberries and continue to cook over very low heat for 20 minutes, until the strawberries release some of their juices and the mixture boils slowly. Cook until a small amount of the juice gels on a very cold plate. (I keep one in the freezer.) Pour carefully into 2 pint canning jars and either seal or keep refrigerated. Use immediately, or follow proper canning guidelines below.
• Sterilizing Tips:
• Jars should be made from glass and free of any chips or cracks. Preserving or canning jars are topped with a glass, plastic, or metal lid, which has a rubber seal. Two piece lids are best for canning, as they vacuum seal when processed.
• To sterilize jars, before filling with jams, pickles, or preserves, wash jars and lids with hot, soapy water. Rinse well and arrange jars and lids open sides up, without touching, on a tray. Leave in a preheated 175 degree F oven for 25 minutes. Or, boil the jars and lids in a large saucepan, covered with water, for 15 minutes.
• Use tongs when handling the hot sterilized jars, to move them from either boiling water or the oven. Be sure the tongs are sterilized too, by dipping the ends in boiling water for a few minutes.
• As a rule, hot preserves go into hot jars and cold preserves go into cold jars. All items used in the process of making jams, jellies, and preserves must be clean. This includes any towels used, and especially your hands.
• After the jars are sterilized, you can preserve the food. It is important to follow any canning and processing instructions included in the recipe and refer to USDA guidelines about the sterilization of canned products.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch rectangular pan.
• Mix together the butter, flour, oats, brown sugar, baking powder and salt. Press half the oat mixture into the prepared pan. Spread with the strawberry preserves. Sprinkle the other half of the oat mixture over the top and pat lightly. Bake until light brown, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool completely, and then cut into squares.

Steps:

• Combine wafer crumbs, butter and 2 Tbsp. sugar; press firmly onto bottom of foil-lined 8-inch square pan. Carefully spread jam over crust.
• Mix cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar in large bowl until blended. Gently stir in COOL WHIP; spoon over jam.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm. Serve topped with strawberries.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add egg; mix well. Gradually add dry cake mix and cornflakes. Set aside 1-1/2 cups for topping. Press remaining dough into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., Carefully spread jam over crust. Sprinkle with reserved dough; gently press down. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

Steps:

• Prepare the strawberries by wiping them with a piece of damp kitchen paper. (Wiping the strawberries rather than washing them ensures the fruit doesn't absorb lots of water - too much water and the jam won't set easily.) To hull the fruit, use a knife to cut a cone shape into the strawberry and remove the stem. Cut any large berries in half.
• Put the strawberries in a bowl and gently toss through the sugar. Leave uncovered at room temperature for 12 hrs or overnight. This process helps the sugar to dissolve, ensures the fruit doesn't disintegrate too much and helps to keep its vibrant colour.
• Before starting the jam, put 2 saucers in the freezer. Tip the strawberry mixture into a preserving pan with the lemon juice. Set over a low heat and cook very gently. If any sugar remains on the sides of the pan, dip a pastry brush in hot water and brush the sugar away.
• When you can no longer feel any grains of sugar remaining, turn up the heat to start bubbling the jam and bringing it to the boil. (The sugar must be completely dissolved before increasing the heat, otherwise it will be difficult for the jam to set, and it may contain crystallised lumps of sugar.)
• Boil hard for 5-10 mins until the jam has reached 105C on a preserving or digital thermometer, then turn off the heat. If you don't have a thermometer, spoon a little jam onto one of the cold saucers. Leave for 30 secs, then push with your finger; if the jam wrinkles and doesn't flood to fill the gap, it is ready. If not, turn the heat back on and boil for 2 mins more, then turn off the heat and do the wrinkle test again. Repeat until ready.
• Use a spoon to skim any scum that has risen to the surface and discard this. Do this only once at the end, rather than constantly during the boiling stage, to reduce wastage.
• Add a knob of butter, if you like, to the finished jam, and stir in to melt. This will help to dissolve any remaining scum that you haven't managed to spoon off the top. Leave the jam to settle for 15 mins - this will ensure that the fruit stays suspended in the mixture and doesn't all float to the top of the jam jar. Meanwhile, sterilise your jars.
• Ladle into warm jars, filling to just below the rim. Place a wax disc on top of the jam (this prevents mildew forming), then cover with a lid or a cellophane circle and elastic band. Pop on a label (include the date), plus a pretty fabric top, if you like. The jam can be stored for up to 1 year in a cool, dry place. Refrigerate after opening.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180˚C (350˚F).
• In a bowl, whisk together the butter and sugar until combined.
• Whisk in the egg, oil, and vanilla extract.
• Mix in the baking powder and 250 grams (2 cups) of the flour with a spoon until combined.
• Bring the mixture together using your hands to make a dough.
• Spray a 23 centimeter (9 inch) square baking tray with cooking oil. Spread out half of the dough on the tray.
• Prick the dough with a fork to prevent bubbles from forming while baking.
• Spread the blackcurrant jam on top.
• With the remaining dough, mix in the remaining flour and rub with your fingers to make a crumb like texture.
• Sprinkle the crumbs on top of the jam.
• Bake for 20 minutes, until golden brown on top.
• Leave to cool for around 20 minutes, the jam will be hot!
• Sieve icing sugar on top.
• Cut into squares.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until smooth. Combine the flour, oats, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in the walnuts. Set aside 2 cups of the mixture. Press remaining mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread preserves over the base and crumble the reserved oat mixture over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until golden. Cool before cutting into squares.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• You will need an 8x8" ungreased baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, cream the butter with the sugar, and then beat in the egg yolks.
• Stir in the flour and nuts gradually.
• Form the dough into a ball and cut in half.
• Wrap half the dough in plastic wrap and put in the freezer while you work with the first half.
• Pat the dough evenly into an 8x8" pan.
• Stir the jam to soften, and spread on the dough in the pan.
• Remove the remaining dough from the freezer and roll out between 2 pieces of plastic wrap into an 8x8" square.
• Lay the dough on top of the jam in the pan.
• Bake at 325F for 55-60 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Cut into small squares as this is very sweet and rich.
• I usually slice 6 sections each way for 36 cookies.

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until smooth.
• Add egg and mix well.
• Gradually add dry cake mix and corn flakes.
• Reserve 1 1/2 cups of dough for topping.
• Press remaining dough in a greased 13 x 9 baking pan.
• Carefully spread jam over crust.
• Sprinkle with reserved dough and gently press down.
• Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool completely on a wire rack.
• Cut into bars.

Steps:

• Arrange ladyfingers, cut sides up, on bottom of 13x9-inch dish, completely covering bottom of dish; spread evenly with jam.
• Beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk 2 min. or until well blended. Gently stir in half the COOL WHIP; spread over jam layer. Top with layers of the remaining ladyfingers, strawberries and remaining COOL WHIP.
• Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, sift together dry ingredients.
• Stir in oats and brown sugar.
• Cut butter into this mixture until crumbly; pat 2/3 of crumbs in an 11x7x1 1/2 inch baking dish; spread with preserves; top with remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake at 375°F for 35 minutes.
• Cool.
• Cut into small squares (makes approximately 2 1/2 dozen).

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix 1 1/4 cups flour, 1/2 cup butter, and 1/3 cup brown sugar together in a bowl; press mixture into a 9-inch square pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until browned, about 15 minutes.
• Spread strawberry jam to within 1/2 inch of edges of baked crust. Mix 3/4 cup flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, and salt in a bowl until crumbly. Sprinkle mixture over jam layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 20 minutes. Cool completely.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar, milk, and 1 teaspoon almond extract together in a bowl until smooth; drizzle over cooled bars.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine flour, powdered sugar, nuts, and salt for base in a large bowl. Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender until mixture resembles cornmeal.
• Transfer mixture to a 12x18-inch baking sheet and flatten with the palm of your hand into an even layer. You do not need to butter the pan; the dough has enough butter in it so it will not stick.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes. Leave oven on.
• Meanwhile, combine 1 cup flour and sugar for topping in a bowl. Add butter and cut in with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; you do not want big clumps of butter.
• Spread jam over the cooled base layer, then sprinkle on the topping mixture. Return to the oven and bake until topping is golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Let cool for 15 minutes before cutting into 24 bars.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Beat butter, cake mix and 1 egg in large bowl with mixer until crumbly. Reserve 3/4 cup crumb mixture; press remaining onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray. Bake 10 min.
• Meanwhile, beat cream cheese, granulated sugar and almond extract until blended. Add remaining egg; mix well.
• Spread cream cheese mixture over crust; top with strawberry jam. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake 45 min. or until center is set and crumb topping is lightly browned. Cool completely. Refrigerate 30 min. before cutting into bars.
• Garnish with sifted powdered sugar just before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat your oven 350°F.
• Combine flour and sugar.
• Cut in the butter until crumbly.
• Press into 8-inch square baking tin.
• Bake until a very light golden colour about 15 to 20 minutes.
• In a medium saucepot place two cups crushed fresh or thawed strawberries.
• Add 1/2 cup white sugar, and bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat; add Jello powder and stir well until dissolved.
• Chill until slightly thickened.
• Prepare Dream Whip dessert topping according to the package directions using the 1/2 cup milk and teaspoons vanilla which it calls for.
• Fold half of the prepared Dream Whip into the slightly thickened strawberry mixture and pour into cooled crust.
• Chill in fridge until set. (This should be about one hour or so).
• Beat the icing sugar into the remaining dessert topping and spread over the set layer.
• Chill until serving time.