2/3 c Dried apricots; packed
1 Stick butter (1/2c)
1/4 c Sugar
1 1/3 c Flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
pn Salt
1 c Brown sugar
2 Eggs
1/2 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Chopped walnuts
Confectioner’s sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Put apricots in a small pan, cover
with water and boil gently for 10 minutes. Drain off water, cool and
cut into small pieces. Mix the butter, sugar, and 1 cup of the flour
together with a pastry blender until crumbly. Press into a greased
9-by-9-inch baking pan. Bake for about 25 minutes or until lightly
browned. Sift together the remaining 1/3 cup flour, baking powder and
salt. In a large bowl, beat together the brown sugar and eggs until
light. Stir in vanilla, the flour mixture, apricots and nuts. Spread
over the baked base. Bake for about 30 minutes or until set and
browned. Cool, then cut into bars. Wrap and freeze. Provise a small
bag of confectioner’s sugar to sprinkle on when ready to serve.
Nutritional info per serving: 206 cal; 10g fat(41%)
Yields
16 Servings