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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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I enjoy making bars & cookies, & have collected recipes for them over the years. Here's one I picked up 30 years ago. Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups dried apricots, quartered |
3/4 cup water |
1 1/3 cups dark raisins |
1/2 cup granulated sugar |
2 tablespoons lemon juice |
2 tablespoons cornstarch |
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice |
3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened |
1 cup brown sugar, packed |
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
1/2 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 1/2 cups rolled oats |
Directions:
1. In a saucepan, combine apricots, water, raisins, sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch & pumpkin pie spice, & cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils & thickens. Remove from heat & cool.
2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F, & grease a 13 x9 baking dish.
3. In a large mixer bowl, cream butter & brown sugar.
4. Add flour, baking powder, salt & rolled oats, & mix well.
5. Pat half of this mixture into bottom of prepared baking dish, then spread cooled fruit mixture over that.
6. Sprinkle remaining flour mixture evenly over the fruit & lightly press it down.
7. Bake 22-25 minutes, or until firm in the center & topping is crisp.
8. Cool completely before cutting into 2 squares.
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