Viennese shortbread jam pie

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 40 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make Viennese shortbread pie with jam? Prepare the necessary ingredients for this. Choose any jam to suit your taste, but it should be thick so that it does not spread out of the pie. It will be tastier if the jam is sour, for example, from cherries, plums or black currants.

2. STEP 2

   

   Remove the butter from the refrigerator in advance so that it becomes soft. If you cut the butter into pieces, it will warm up faster. To prepare the dough, rub soft butter with sugar.

3. STEP 3

   

   Then stir in the eggs. To prepare shortcrust pastry, you do not need to take a mixer. All ingredients are perfectly mixed with a wooden spatula.

4. STEP 4

   

   Sift flour and soda through a sieve and gradually add to the dough. You may need a little more or less flour than indicated in the recipe, so be guided by the consistency of the dough itself. Do not add excess flour. As soon as the dough begins to form into a lump and stops sticking to your hands, there is no need to knead it anymore.

5. STEP 5

   

   Divide the dough into 2 unequal parts. Place the smaller one in the freezer for an hour to harden.

6. STEP 6

   

   Line a baking tray (35*35cm) with parchment and spread most of the dough onto it.

7. STEP 7

   

   Spread the thick jam in an even layer.

8. STEP 8

   

   Rub the frozen dough on a coarse grater over the entire surface of the pie and press a little with your hand. Place the pie in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 25-30 minutes. Be guided by your oven.

9. STEP 9

   

   Shortbread dough is prepared very quickly. The finished pie will be a delicious golden color. Remove it from the oven and cool.

10. STEP 10

    

    Cut the pie into pieces, transfer to a plate and enjoy! Enjoy your tea!

Comments on the recipe

Natalia M

04.12.2023

4.5

When I was looking through the recipe for Viennese pie with shortbread jam, I remembered how my mother baked it in my childhood. This was my favorite pie) And for the filling, she always took apricot jam, strained the syrup and placed the dried halves on the dough. For this shortbread pie, I found peach marmalade that I prepared last year. And I kneaded the dough by hand, rubbing it with my hands. In this pie, the most important thing is to cool the smaller lump of dough well so that it can be easily grated) I had a smaller baking sheet, so the pie turned out to be quite tall. The dough turned out to be not hard, but crumbly. The sweetness is just right for my taste. In addition, by changing the fillings you can get different tastes. The pie reminds you of a carefree childhood) I recommend everyone to make it!