Name: Hindbærsnitter
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: Makes 12
Cuisine: New Nordic
Ingredients: 1 egg, beaten; 75 g almond meal; 50 g (¼ cup) demerara sugar; 1 egg yolk beaten with 2 tbsp milk, to glaze; 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways and seeds scraped out; 200 g sugar; 375 g (2½ cups) plain flour; 500 g (2½ cups) raspberry jam; 275 g chilled unsalted butter, cut into cubes

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 35

Appears in

Copenhagen Cult Recipes

By Christine Rudolph and Susie Theodorou

Published 2019

About

These baked almond and raspberry bars are found in cafés and bakeries, often iced with white or pink glacé sugar frosting. They are so popular they even have their own Instagram!

Ingredients

375 g (2½ cups) plain flour
75 g almond meal

Method

Process the flour, almond meal, sugar and vanilla seeds in a food processor to mix well. Add the butter and process until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Gradually add the egg and pulse until the mixture comes together as a dough. Divide into 2 equal pieces. Shape each into a disc about 3 cm thick. Cover and chill for 30 minutes.

Place each piece of dough between