German Quark Crumb Bars

These bars are delicious! They have a crumbly topping and a cheesecake-like filling on the inside - what's not to like!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 1 pan

Ingredients

• QUARK FILLING

• 16  ounces Quark
• 1  egg
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup dried cherries (or dried blueberries, raisins)

• CRUMB TOPPING

• 1  cup butter, room temperature
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  egg
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3 1⁄2 cups white flour

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Mix the ingredients under the Quark Filling section and set aside.
2. Blend Crumb Topping ingredients with a pastry blender (or 2 knives in a criss-cross pattern).
3. Measure out 2 1/2 cups of crumbs. Pat into a greased 13x9 glass baking dish. Pat crumbs up about 1/2 inch up sides of baking dish.
4. Bake at 350F for 10-12 minutes.
5. Pour quark mixture over baked crust. Sprinkle remaining crumb mixture evenly over quark layer. Pat down very lightly.
6. Bake 30-35 minutes. Cool before cutting.
7. STORAGE: Keep refrigerated but bring to room temperature before serving.