Kiwi Crumble Bars

Ingredients

• 345 gr cold butter [cut in cubes]
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 420 gr flour
• 200 gr sugar
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 Sliced Kiwi [for kiwi jam]
• 4 tsp sugar [for kiwi jam]
• 1/2 lemon [for kiwi jam]

Instructions

1. Lightly grease a baking pan lined with parchment paper and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, Sift the flour, sugar and baking powder and stir it until the mixture is thoroughly combined.
3. With your hands, rub the butter through the mixture [dry ingredients]
4. Press half of the crumb mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan and set aside.
5. Now, lets make the filling which is Kiwi Jam!
6. Slice the kiwi into a bowl, and then using a fork mash the kiwis until they turn into a paste form.
7. Pour the kiwi into a cooking pot on a medium high heat, and then stir and cook the mashed kiwi.
8. Pour the sugar and lemon juice into the cooking pot, stir it with the kiwis, until the surface appeared bubbles or foam.
9. Turn off the heat and wallaa, your kiwi jam is ready to be used.
10. Pour the kiwi jam on top the crumb mixture.
11. Pour the remaining crumb mixture on top of the kiwi jam [Pour until it covers all the kiwi jam].
12. Bake for about 40-50 minutes at 350 degrees F or until you can see light golden brown color on top of the crumbs.
13. Let it cool on the rack for a while.
14. Serve warm or chill it in the fridge and serve later.