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Homemade Linzer Strips Recipe

Linzer Strips are delightful treats made with hazelnuts, butter, and fruit jam, perfect for any occasion.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 20 pieces
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Austrian
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Dough
  • 350 g flour
  • 250 g butter softened
  • 200 g ground hazelnuts
  • 150 g powdered sugar
  • 2 count eggs
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • 1 pinch cinnamon
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
For the Filling
  • 300 g currant jam warmed
For Dusting
  • to taste g powdered sugar for dusting

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Mix all the dough ingredients together and wrap in plastic wrap.
  2. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or overnight for best results.
  3. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
Baking
  1. Roll out two-thirds of the dough on baking paper to about 3 mm thick, forming a rectangle approximately 28 x 33 cm.
  2. Place the baking paper onto a baking tray, poke the dough with a fork a few times, and bake for about 10 minutes in the lower third of the oven.
  3. Keep the remaining dough cool and spread the warmed currant jam over the pre-baked dough.
  4. Roll out the chilled piece of dough thinly and cut it into strips about 1 cm wide.
  5. Place the strips diagonally on the baking tray, spacing about 1.5 cm apart.
  6. Bake on the middle rack for about 15-20 minutes.
Serving
  1. Let the dough cool completely, dust with powdered sugar, and cut into narrow strips with a sharp knife.

Notes

Store Linzer Strips in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. Can refrigerate for longer storage but come to room temperature before serving. Consider variations like using raspberry or apricot jam.