Luscious Apricot Squares
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
16 squares
ingredients
- 2⁄3 cup dried apricot
- 1 1⁄3 cups all-purpose flour, divided
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- confectioners' sugar
directions
- In covered small saucepan over low heat, in enough water to cover, cook apricots 15 minutes.
- Drain apricots; finely chop.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Grease an 8 x 8 inch pan.
- Into large bowl, measure 1 cup flour, butter or margarine and sugar.
- With mixer at medium speed, beat ingredients until well mixed and crumbly.
- Pat evenly into pan.
- Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, in the same bowl, measure 1/3 cup flour, eggs, apricots, brown sugar, walnuts, baking powder, vanilla, and salt.
- Beat at medium speed until well mixed, occasionally scraping bowl with a rubber spatula.
- Pour mixture over baked layer and return to oven.
- Bake 25 minutes longer until golden.
- Cool in pan.
- Cut into squares.
- Sprinkle with confectioner's sugar.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Jen T
New Zealand
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