Super Easy Strawberry Shortbread Crumble or Crumble Bars

Super Easy Strawberry Shortbread Crumble or Crumble Bars

This very simple recipe does double duty. It is a great simple crumble recipe that makes a terrific dessert on its own or with a scoop of good quality vanilla ice cream plus any leftovers can be served cold, cut onto bar cookies for the kid's lunchboxes. I can't guarantee the leftovers though, so to be safe, make two batches! ;)

Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan and line with parchment paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

In a food processor mix together

• 3 cups flour
• 1cup sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder

Pulse in until crumbly:

• 1 1/2 cups cold butter cut in cubes
• 2 tsp vanilla extract or the seeds of one vanilla pod

If you don't have a food processor you can simply rub the butter through the dry ingredients with your hands, this is a pretty simple, fail-safe recipe.

Press half of the crumb mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan, then spread on

• 2 1/2 cups strawberry jam

Use homemade or a good quality, whole fruit jam and not a pectin based, jelly type jam

Press the remaining crumb mixture together in your hands and break off small pieces, scattering them evenly over the jam layer. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until light golden brown on top. Serve warm with ice cream or chill and cut in bars.