Knowing that Liam is increasingly becoming addicted to sweets- I decided to sneak in a little nutrition into these flaky fruit bars! I made two different fillings and couldn't decide which one I like more... both were yum!Whole Wheat Crust:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
3/4 cup vegetable shortening
ice water
Mix flours and salt. Cut shortening into flour mixture until crumbly. Sprinkle 4-8 tsp ice water on mixture, stirring lightly with fork. Then mix well shaping into a ball. Roll out to desired thickness and cut into rectangles (or any shape). Fill with chosen filling and cover with another cutout. Press edges with fingers and then crimp with a fork all around the edge. Bake 400 for 8-12 minutes.
Cinnamon Apricot filling:
1/4 cup apricot jam
1/2 tsp cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
Balsamic Strawberry filling:
1/4 cup strawberry jam
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar