Marzipan Bars

Name: Marzipan Bars
Ingredients: 1 pastry dough, for an 8 x 8 pan; raspberry jam; 1/2 cup butter; 2/3 cup white sugar; 2 eggs; 2/3 cup rice flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; red food coloring; green food coloring (or other); Frosting; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 1/2 cups icing sugar; 2 tablespoons warm milk; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

14 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 pastry dough, for an 8 x 8 pan
raspberry jam
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup white sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cup rice flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
red food coloring
green food coloring (or other)
Frosting
2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 cups icing sugar
2 tablespoons warm milk
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

1

Line 8 x 8 pan with pie pastry and cover the pastry with layer of raspberry jam.
2

Blend butter and sugar thoroughly.
3

Add eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
4

Add rice flour and salt and beat well.
5

Color 1/2 mixture a pale pink and other half green.
6

Put spoonfuls of each mixture alternately on jam to cover.
7

Bake in 350° oven for 35 minutes.
8

Cool and ice with frosting.