Apricot Squares
Yield
1 servingsPrep
30 minCook
60 minReady
90 minTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⅔ | cup |
apricots, dried
|
*
|
| ½ | cup |
butter
softened |
|
| ¼ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 ⅓ | cups |
all-purpose flour
divided |
|
| 1 | cup |
brown sugar, light
packed |
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| ½ | cup |
almonds
or walnuts, chopped |
*
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking powder
double-acting |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | x |
powdered sugar
|
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | ml |
apricots, dried
|
*
|
| 118 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
| 59 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 315 | ml |
all-purpose flour
divided |
|
| 237 | ml |
brown sugar, light
packed |
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 118 | ml |
almonds
or walnuts, chopped |
*
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking powder
double-acting |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1 | x |
powdered sugar
|
*
|
Directions
In a small saucepan, place apricots and cover with water. Cook, covered, over low heat for 15 minutes. Drain, and when apricots are cool enough to handle, chop finely. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350?. Grease 8 x 8-inch baking pan. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and 1 cup flour until well mixed and crumbly; pat into bottom of pan. Bake 20 minutes at 350? or just until golden.
While batter is in oven, use the same bowl to mix all remaining ingredients (including apricots) except confectioners sugar. Pour over baked layer and return to oven for 25 minutes.
Remove from oven; cool in pan before cutting in squares or oblongs with a sharp knife. Dust with confectioners sugar.
