Categories: Desserts
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup whole milk, warmed
- 1 tbsp. instant or active dry yeast
- 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp table salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp pure almond extract
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 tsp table salt
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp pure almond extract
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup flour
- 3 tbsp. whole milk
- Powdered sugar
Directions
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Coat a 9×13-inch baking pan with butter.
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For the crust, whisk together warm milk and yeast; let stand until slightly foamy, 5-10 minutes.
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Cream 4 tbsp. butter, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/2 tsp salt in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla and 1/4 tsp almond extract; beat until combined.
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Add 1 3/4 cups flour in two additions on low speed, alternating with milk-yeast mixture; increase speed to medium-low and beat until a smooth, slightly elastic dough forms that pulls away from the sides of the bowl, 3-6 minutes.
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Press dough into bottom and 1/2-1 inch up sides of prepared pan; dock bottom with a form, then loosely cover with plastic wrap. Let dough sit in a warm place until it slightly puffs up, 1 1/2 hours.
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Preheat oven to 350.
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For the filling, cream 2 sticks butter, 1 1/3 cups sugar and 1/2 tsp salt in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
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Add 1 egg, yolk, 2 tsp vanilla, and 1/2 tsp almond extract; beat until combined.
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Add cornstarch; beat to combine on low speed. Add 1 cup flour in two additions on low speed, alternating with 3 tbsp. milk, until combined.
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. Dollop filling on dough; spread evenly almost to the edges.
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. Bake cake on center rack until light golden brown, a thin shell forms on the top, and the filling is set, but still a little jiggly, 28-30 minutes.
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. Let cake cool completely in a pan on a rack, then run a knife around edge of pan. To serve, dust cake with powdered sugar; cut into 15 bars.