Apricot Bars



 
 
 
 
 

Ingredients:
              (Crust)
  •     1  Cup           Butter -- softened
  •  1/2  Cup           Sugar
  •     2  Cups          Flour
                      (Topping)
  • 1 1/2  Cups          Dried Apricots -- chopped
  •  1     Cup    Water
  •  4                Eggs -- well-beaten
  •  2     Cups   Brown Sugar
  •  2/3  Cup    Flour
  •  1      Tsp.   Baking Powder
  • 1/2    Ts      Salt
  •     1   Ts      Vanilla
  •     2   Cups  Walnuts -- chopped
  •     1   Cup    Powdered Sugar -- or more

 
Direction:
 CRUST:

 Mix ingredients intil crumbly and pack in a heavily greased 10x15x1 inch
 pan.  Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until light brown.  Remove from oven
 and set aside.
 

 TOPPING:

 Cook apricots in water 10 minutes.  Drain, cool, and set aside.  Mix eggs
 with brown sugar.  Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.  Stir
 into egg mixture.  Blend in vanilla; add nuts and apricots.

 Spread topping over crust and bake in 350F oven approximately 30 minutes.
 Cool completely. Cut into 1 1/2 inch squares.  Roll in powdered sugar.