Luscious Apricot Bars

Cover 2/3 cup dried apricots (rinsed) with water and boil for 10 minutes. Drain and cool. Chop and set aside. Mix with following using a fork until crumbly:

1/2 cup soft butter or margarine
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 cup flour

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease an 8x8-inch pan. Pat into pan and bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, mix the following:

2 well beaten eggs
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cup flour

Mix in the order given. Add 1/2 cup chopped nuts and apricots. Spread over baked layer and bake another 30 minutes or until done.

Reviews of Luscious Apricot Bars :

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Mark Streeter in Tampa, FL Dec 23, 2003
Would not make this again.
I made these today for Christmas and was terribly disappointed. Not only are they syrupy sweet and greasy, but they are very unattractive. I couldn't help but think that something was missing or incorrect about the recipe itself.

A foodie in Santa Rosa CA Dec 15, 2003
Would make this again.
The recipe has a wording problem that makes it unclear when to add the apricots. In the 1st paragraph it says "Mix with following using fork" which makes it sound like the apricots go into the crust mixture; down below, you see that the apricots are actually added into the egg mixture. The first paragraph should say, "mix the following" (to make the crust-like base).

Mar 10, 2003
Would make this again.
These are great. I would probably reduce the brown sugar and possible use light brown sugar. Although these were great, I couldn't taste the apricots. The dough is really great.

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