Lucious Apricot Bars
Yield
servingsPrep
20 minCook
55 minReady
90 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⅔ | cup |
apricots
dried |
*
|
| crust | |||
| ½ | cup |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| ¼ | cup |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 1 | cup |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| filling | |||
| ⅓ | cup |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | cup |
brown sugar
packed |
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
well beaten |
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| ½ | cup |
walnuts
or pecans, chopped |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | ml |
apricots
dried |
*
|
| crust | |||
| 118 | ml |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| 59 | ml |
sugar
granulated |
|
| 237 | ml |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| filling | |||
| 79 | ml |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 237 | ml |
brown sugar
packed |
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
well beaten |
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 118 | ml |
walnuts
or pecans, chopped |
|
Directions
Oven 350℉ (180℃).
Cover apricots with water.
Boil 10 minutes.
Drain, cool, chop.
Grease 7 x 11-inch pan.
Mix until crumbly butter, sugar, and 1 cup flour.
Pack evenly in pan.
Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned.
Sift together ⅓ cup flour, baking powder, and salt.
Beat eggs and brown sugar together.
Add flour mixture, vanilla, apricots, and nuts.
Spread over baked layer.
Bake 30 minutes or until done.
Cool in pan.
Cut in bars.
Roll in sugar.
Store in tin box between layers of wax paper.
