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Almond and Apricot Bars Recipe
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To make 24 Almond and apricot bars you will need
Ingredients
| 3 1/2 | oz | Dried-apricots | | 5 3/4 | oz | Flour | | 1 3/4 | oz | Granulated sugar | | 2 3/4 | oz | Cold unsalted butter | | 5 1/4 | oz | Sliced almonds; toasted and divided | | 2 | large | Eggs | | 7 | oz | Brown sugar; packed | | 1/2 | teaspoons | Vanilla extract | | 1/4 | teaspoons | Almond extract | | 1/4 | teaspoons | Grated lemon peel | | 1 | tablespoon | Fresh lemon juice | | 1/2 | teaspoons | Baking powder |
Instructions
Place apricots in small saucepan. Add just enough water to cover the
apricots, bring to a boil, reduce heat and cook 10 minutes. Drain well and
coarsely chop and set aside.
Blend half flour with granulated sugar. Cut in butter until crumbly. Add 1/2 the almonds and stir or pulse a few times to mix.
Pat into an UNGREASED 9 inch square pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Beat eggs and brown sugar. Add extracts, peel, lemon juice baking powder
and the remaining flour and stir to blend. Stir in chopped apricots
Pour over partially baked crust. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup almonds.
Bake for 25 minutes more. Cool in pan on a rack. Cut into squares.
This almond and apricot bars recipes makes 24 bars.
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Fri 22 Feb 2008
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