Southern Apricot Bars
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 11:20pm

Ingredients




3/4 cup dried apricots
 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Preparation

1 Cover apricots with water; bring to a boil and cook 10 minutes. Drain; cut in pieces. Combine 1 cup flour and sugar in small mixing bowl; cut in butter until particles are fine (use low speed of mixer). Press into bottom of 9-inch square pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes. Beat eggs in small mixing bowl until foamy. Add brown sugar, 1/3 cup flour, baking powder, vanilla and salt; beat well. Stir in apricots and nuts Spread over baked layer. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool; cut in bars.

About


From the Occident/King Midas Collector's Bake Book.