Blueberry Almond bars

Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease 9x9x2 inch baking pan; set aside. In a small sauce pan, melt butter over low heat. Remove from heat. Add 1 cup of the white baking pieces (do not stir). Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine eggs and sugar. Add butter mixture to egg mixture; stir just until combined. Stir in almond extract.

Stir together flour and salt. Add flour mixture to egg mixture; stir just until combined. Spread 1/2 the batter in prepared pan. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven.

Meanwhile, in a small sauce pan, cook and stir blueberry jam over low heat until melted. Spread melted jam evenly over baked layer. Stir remaining white baking pieces into remaining batter. Drop batter in small mounds on top of jam layer. Sprinkle with almonds.

Bake about 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean and top is lightly browned. Cool in pan. Cut into bars.