Lentil and Strawberry Squares



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Ingredients
COOKIE
- 2 1/2 cups (360 g) Whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup (100 g) Brown sugar
- 1 tsp (6 g) Baking powder
- 1 tsp (3 g) Ground cinnamon
- 1 cup (200 g) Light margarine
- 2 Whole eggs
- 1/2 cup (150 g) Low in sugar strawberry jam*
LENTIL CRUMBLE
- 540 ml Arctic Gardens Lentils , drained and puréed
- 3/4 cup (150 g) Brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (60 g) Whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 tsp (8 g) Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) Vanilla extract
- 2 Whole eggs
- 3/4 cup (80 g) Unsweetened coconut, grated
- 1/2 cup (60 g) Walnut, chopped
*Strawberry jam can be replaced with jam of your choice.
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 375 °F (190 °C).
- In a bowl, mix together cookie ingredients. Add margarine with a pastry blender and mix until grainy and resembles coarse meal.
- Add eggs and mix gently.
- Press the pastry into a baking pan 26” x 18” (66 x 45 cm) and bake for 10 minutes. Let cool.
- In another bowl, mix together dry ingredients for the crumble.
- Add lentil purée, vanilla, eggs and coconut.
- Spread the jam evenly onto the cookie.
- Add the lentil mixture and walnuts.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350 °F (180 °C) and bake for 35 minutes.
- Let cool then cut into squares and serve.
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