Name: Apricot Bars
Cook time: 55 min
Yield: 16 bars (8×8 pan)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup butter; ¼ cup sugar; 1 cup flour; 2 eggs; 1 cup brown sugar; ⅓ cup flour; ½ tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; ½ tsp vanilla; ½ cup chopped walnuts; ⅔ cup dried apricots, chopped; powdered sugar

Method

Cover the dried apricots with a little water, simmer 10 minutes, then cool and chop.
10 min

Crust

Mix the butter, sugar, and flour until crumbly, pack into an 8×8-inch pan, and bake 25 minutes at 350°F (175°C).
25 min

Filling

Beat the eggs, then add the brown sugar and the flour mixture (flour, baking powder, and salt), then the vanilla, walnuts, and apricots.
Spread over the baked crust layer.
Bake 30 minutes at 350°F (175°C), then cool.
30 min
Sprinkle with a generous amount of powdered sugar and cut into bars.

From the family

The flour, baking powder, and salt are the "flour mixture" stirred into the beaten eggs and brown sugar.