Dried Cherry-Chocolate Strudel Bars
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups cherry jam
- 2 cups almonds
- 1 cup dried tart cherries
- 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips (about 6 ounces)
- Using on/off turns, blend first 3 ingredients in processor until coarse meal forms.
- Add sour cream and process just until moist clumps form.
- Gather dough into ball; divide in half.
- Flatten each dough piece into thin rectangle.
- Wrap in plastic and chill until firm enough to roll, at least 30 minutes and up to 2 days.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll out 1 dough piece on lightly floured surface to 14x12-inch rectangle.
- Leaving 1-inch plain border at 1 long side, spread with 3/4 cup cherry jam, then sprinkle with 1 cup almonds, 1/2 cup dried cherries and 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
- Starting opposite plain end, roll up dough jelly-roll style, enclosing filling.
- Push in ends to compress log to 12-inch length; seal ends.
- Transfer strudel, seam side down, to prepared baking sheet.
- Repeat with remaining dough and filling, spacing strudels evenly apart on baking sheet.
- Bake strudels until golden, about 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Slide spatula under hot strudels to loosen from sheet.
- Cool completely on sheet.
- Cut strudels crosswise into 3/4-inch-thick bars.
- (Store airtight at room temperature up to 3 days.)
flour, unsalted butter, salt, sour cream, cherry jam, almonds, cherries, chocolate chips
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/dried-cherry-chocolate-strudel-bars-104339 (may not work)