Jam Squares

This recipe is many years old. My grandmother used to make it. Unfortunately, not many of her recipes were preserved, but this one was somehow written down and saved by me when I was still a little girl. I think many people are familiar with a similar childhood-style jam squares 

Ingredients

• 250 g cold butter

• 2.5–3 cups flour (300–375 g)

• 1/4 cup sugar (62 g)

• 200 g sour cream

• 1 egg

• 1/2 tsp baking soda, quenched with vinegar

• jam (strawberry and orange, or any favorite choice)

Steps

1. Grate the cold butter into the flour using a coarse grater (start with 2.5 cups of flour)

2. Add the remaining ingredients and knead the dough

3. Gather the dough into a ball — it should be elastic and not stick to your hands; add more flour if needed

4. Set aside about 1/5 of the dough for decoration

5. Roll out the remaining dough on a floured surface into a rectangle and spread with jam

6. From the reserved dough, roll thin strips and form decorations (strips, small balls)

7. Decorate the top of the pie

8. Bake at 180°C (350°F) for about 40 minutes

9. Cut into square pieces when ready