Walnut Apricot Bars Recipe
Are you looking for a healthy and yummy snack. Look no further. The Walnut Apricot Bar is your answer to healthy food be it for children or adults.Packed with vitamins and fibre, this is surely to become everyone's favourite. Try it.
Ingredients
Dried apricots - 2/3 cup
Sugar - 1/4 cup
Flour - 1 1/3 cups sifted
Butter or margarine - 1/2 cup
Eggs - 2
Brown sugar - 1 cup, firmly packed
Baking powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Salt - 1/4 teaspoon
Vanilla essence- 1/2 teaspoon
Walnuts - 1/2 cup chopped
Confectioners sugar
Directions
Getting Ready
1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Grease a 8 inch square pan.
Making
3. Rinse apricots; cover with water and boil 10 minutes.
4. Drain, cool and chop.
5. Sift together sugar and 1 cup of the flour.
6. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
7. Pack into the bottom of the pan.
8. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
9. Beat eggs until light.
10. Gradually beat in brown sugar and continue beating until
thick.
11. Sift remaining 1/3 cup flour with baking powder and salt
12. Stir into egg mixture.
13. Fold in vanilla, nuts and apricots.
14. Spread over baked layer.
15. Bake for about 30 minutes longer.
16. Cool.
Serving
17. Cut into bars and roll in confectioners' sugar and serve.
1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Grease a 8 inch square pan.
Making
3. Rinse apricots; cover with water and boil 10 minutes.
4. Drain, cool and chop.
5. Sift together sugar and 1 cup of the flour.
6. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
7. Pack into the bottom of the pan.
8. Bake for about 15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
9. Beat eggs until light.
10. Gradually beat in brown sugar and continue beating until
thick.
11. Sift remaining 1/3 cup flour with baking powder and salt
12. Stir into egg mixture.
13. Fold in vanilla, nuts and apricots.
14. Spread over baked layer.
15. Bake for about 30 minutes longer.
16. Cool.
Serving
17. Cut into bars and roll in confectioners' sugar and serve.
