Recipe - Crunchy Apricot Bars

1 One half cup Apricots; dried, 11oz
4 Eggs
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Brown sugar; packed
One half teaspoon Salt
One fourth teaspoon Cardamom; ground
1 teaspoon Lemon peel; grated
One fourth cup Butter; melted
2 cup Allpurpose flour
2 teaspoon Baking powder
1 cup Toasted almonds; chopped
Powdered sugar

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@prodigy.com (MS MARY E SPERO) on 5 No, v 1997