Description
Delicious and easy fruit bars that make good use of your food processor. These bars have a very intense not-too-sweet apricoty flavor, so are best if cut into small squares.
Ingredients
- Butter
- Flour
- Powdered Sugar
- Salt
- Dried Apricot Halves
- Raisins
- Lemon Juice
- Eggs
- Sugar
- Baking Powder
- Cashew Halves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350f
- Cut butter in pieces and place in the food processor bowl with flour, powdered sugar and a pinch of salt
- Process until blended using on / off turns
- Press into a 9 x 9-inch pan
- Bake for 15-20 minutes
- While crust is baking, make the topping
- Place drained apricots, raisins, one tablespoon lemon juice and 1 / 2 cup sugar in the processor bowl and process until chopped finely
- Pour into a seperate bowl and set aside
- Add eggs to processor bowl and mix using on / off turns for 5-10 seconds
- Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice, baking powder, 1 / 8 teaspoon salt, and apricots / raisin mixture
- Process using 3 on / off turns
- Fold in cashews, using one on / off turn
- Spoon mixture over baked crust, spreading evenly and covering whole crust
- Return to oven for 30-35 minutes or until done
- Cool on rack and sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired
- Cut into squares