Apricot-Cardamom Bars Recipe
Ingredients:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp ground cardamom, or... ground cloves
1/2 cup apricot nectar or- orange juice
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 egg, slightly beaten
1/2 cup dried apricots (finely snipped)
APRICOT ICING
1/2 cup powdered sugar
3 tsp apricot nectar or- orange juice
Instructions:
In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, brown sugar, baking
powder, baking soda, and cardamom or cloves; set aside. Stir together
apricot nectar or orange juice, applesauce, oil, and egg till
combined. Add to dry ingredients, stirring till just combined. Stir
in the snipped apricots. Spread batter in an ungreased 11 x 7 x
1-1/2-inch baking pan. Bake in a 350 F oven about 25 minutes or till
a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan
on a wire rack. Drizzle with Apricot Icing. Cut into bars. Apricot
Icing: In a small mixing bowl, stir together 2 to 3 teaspoons apricot
nectar or orange juice.
Servings: 24
