Apricot Crumble Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients

650 g plain flour
75 g oats
300 g caster sugar
2 tsp vanilla essence
100 g chopped hazelnuts
2 medium egg yolks
375 g butter, cubed
3 tbsp breadcrumbs
3 tins apricots, drained and sliced
3 tbsp apricot jam
2-3 tbsp icing sugar, for dusting

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F. To make the pastry base, mix together the flour, oats, sugar, vanilla, nuts, egg yolks, butter, 3-4 tbsp cold water and a pinch of salt in a large bowl. Rub in the butter with your hands until the mixture resembles crumbs. Line a 13 x 15 inch baking sheet with parchment paper and spread 2/3 of the pastry mixture onto it, pressing it in to make a smooth base. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs.
To make the filling, mix the apricots with the jam.
To assemble, spread the apricot mixture on the pastry base and top with the remaining pastry mixture. Bake for 45-50 minutes on the bottom rack of the oven, then remove and cool on a wire rack. To serve, dust with powdered sugar and cut into squares.