Home Made Apricot Squares Recipe
Ingredients
| Dried apricots | 2/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, divided | ||
| Baking powder | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Firmly packed brown sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 2 , Well beaten | |
| Vanilla extract | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Nuts | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
Directions
Rinse apricots: cover with water; boil for 10 minutes.
Drain, cool; chop.
Mix together the butter, sugar and 1 cup flour.
Pack into a greased 8-inch-square pan; bake at 325° for 25 minutes.
Combine remaining 1/2 cup flour, baking powder and salt.
Gradually beat brown sugar into eggs: mix in flour mixture, then vanilla extract, nuts and apricots.
Spread over baked mixture.
Bake 30 minutes or until done.
Cool in pan.
Drain, cool; chop.
Mix together the butter, sugar and 1 cup flour.
Pack into a greased 8-inch-square pan; bake at 325° for 25 minutes.
Combine remaining 1/2 cup flour, baking powder and salt.
Gradually beat brown sugar into eggs: mix in flour mixture, then vanilla extract, nuts and apricots.
Spread over baked mixture.
Bake 30 minutes or until done.
Cool in pan.
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