Yield: 12 bars
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
¾ cup | Dried Apricots |
\N \N | Water |
1⅓ cup | Flour |
¼ cup | Sugar |
½ cup | Butter |
2 \N | Eggs; well beaten |
1 cup | Brown Sugar |
½ teaspoon | Baking Powder |
¼ teaspoon | Salt |
½ teaspoon | Vanilla |
½ cup | Walnuts; chopped |
In a saucepan, cover apricots with water and bring to a boil; then simmer 10 minutes. Drain and let cool. Chop apricots. Sift 1 cup flour with sugar into a bowl, then cut butter into it until it is like coarse cornmeal. Pack into a 9 x 9 x 2" pan. Bake for 25 minutes at 325øF.
Combine eggs and brown sugar, ⅓ cup flour, baking powder, salt, vanilla, waluts, and apricots and stir well in a medium bowl. Spread over baked layer and bake 35 minutes at 325øF. Coll, and cut into bars.
Source: Shelby Lynne Smith of Stinson Beach, Ca. Typed by Katherine Smith