Apricot Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup dried apricot
• 1/2 cup butter, soft
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/3 cups flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 2 eggs, well beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• powdered sugar, for dusting (optional)

Recipe

• 1 rinse apricots; cover with water; boil 10 minutes. drain, cool, chop.
• 2 mix butter, sugar and 1 cup flour until crumbly. pack into greased and floured 8 inch square pan. bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 3 sift 1/3 cup flour, baking powder and salt.
• 4 in a large bowl, with mixer at low speed, gradually beat brown sugar into eggs; mix in flour mixture, then vanilla.
• 5 stir in walnuts and apricots.
• 6 spread over baked layer.
• 7 bake 30 minutes more or until done; cool in pan.
• 8 if desired, dust with powdered sugar.