Crunchy apricot bars

36 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Apricots; dried, 11-oz
4 Eggs
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Brown sugar; packed
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Cardamom; ground
1 teaspoon Lemon peel; grated
¼ cup Butter; melted
2 cups All-purpose flour
2 teaspoons Baking powder
1 cup Toasted almonds; chopped
Powdered sugar

Directions

Soak apricots in hot water one minute and drain. Chop finely and set aside.

Beat eggs with sugars, salt, cardamom and lemon peel until very light and fluffy. Stir in melted butter. Blend in flour and baking powder. Mix in apricots and almonds. Pour batter into greased 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 35 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool 10 minutes in pan then remove to wire rack to finish cooling. Sprinkle with sifted powdered sugar and cut into 36 bars when thoroughly cooled.

Recipe by: California Favorites Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by MarySpero@... (MS MARY E SPERO) on 5 No, v 1997

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