Raspberry Fingers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. flour
1/2 c. butter
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 c. ground almonds
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp. almond extract
raspberry jam
3 Tbsp. chopped, toasted almonds

Preparation

With pastry blender, cut butter into flour until mixture is like coarse meal.
Mix in sugar, ground almonds, egg yolk and almond extract.
Blend to a stiff paste, using hands if necessary. Press half of the mixture in a 9-inch square pan.
Spread with jam.
Roll out remaining dough (chill first if necessary) to a 9-inch square.
Arrange carefully and evenly over the jam. Sprinkle with chopped almonds.
Bake in 350\u00b0 oven for 15 minutes. While still warm and in pan, cut into fingers.
Makes 27.