member logon   about the Circus   search for recipes   print this recipe   mimi's cyber kitchen
free registration   member pages   what's new   email this recipe   discussion boards
Email to Stella      

Recipe Categories:

    Bars: Luscious Apricot Bars


    Source of Recipe


    christmas-cookies.com
    Luscious Apricot Bars
    Printable version of this recipe

    Rating:
    100% would make this again





    Cover 2/3 cup dried apricots (rinsed) with water and boil for 10 minutes. Drain and cool. Chop and set aside. Mix with following using a fork until crumbly:

    1/2 cup soft butter or margarine
    1/4 cup granulated sugar
    1 cup flour

    Preheat oven to 350°. Grease an 8x8-inch pan. Pat into pan and bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, mix the following:

    2 well beaten eggs
    1 cup packed brown sugar
    1/2 teaspoon vanilla
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1/3 cup flour

    Mix in the order given. Add 1/2 cup chopped nuts and apricots. Spread over baked layer and bake another 30 minutes or until done.


    NOTE: An interesting variation that I learned from my grandmother:

    Bake the first layer and then spread a cup of apricot preserves--warming it in the microwave makes it easier to spread-over that baked layer and sprinkle it with the half cup of chopped walnuts. Then mix the 2nd layer of dough, omitting the dried apricot mixture, and bake as described. They truely are incredibly great bars!!! -Mark Weber
 

 

 

previous page | recipe circus home page | member pages
mimi's cyber kitchen |
 



      Â