Name: Cherry Almond Bars
Ingredients: 500g cherries {washed, stoned and cut in halve}; 200g strawberries {this was just to brighten the colour of the jam}; 100g sugar; juice of 1 lemon; 5 ml almond essence; 600g cake flour or gluten-free flour; 250g butter; 140g sugar; 10ml baking powder; 2ml salt; 2 eggs; 50ml water; 5-10ml almond essence; zest of one lemon; 100g flaked almonds

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Ingredients

Simple Cherry jam

500g cherries {washed, stoned and cut in halve}

200g strawberries {this was just to brighten the colour of the jam}

100g sugar

juice of 1 lemon

5 ml almond essence

Dough

600g cake flour or gluten-free flour

250g butter

140g sugar

10ml baking powder

2ml salt

2 eggs

50ml water

5–10ml almond essence

zest of one lemon

100g flaked almonds