German Quark Crumb Bars

• QUARK FILLING
• 16 ounces Quark
• 1 egg
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup dried cherries (or dried blueberries, raisins)
• CRUMB TOPPING
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 1/2 cups white flour

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F Mix the ingredients under the Quark Filling section and set aside.
2. Blend Crumb Topping ingredients with a pastry blender (or 2 knives in a criss-cross pattern).
3. Measure out 2 1/2 cups of crumbs. Pat into a greased 13x9 glass baking dish. Pat crumbs up about 1/2 inch up sides of baking dish.
4. Bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes.
5. Pour quark mixture over baked crust. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture evenly over quark layer. Pat down very lightly.
6. Bake 30-35 minutes. Cool before cutting.
7. STORAGE: Keep refrigerated but bring to room temperature before serving.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/german-quark-crumb-bars-153125 (may not work)