Apricot-Cardamom Bars

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	All-purpose flour
1/2 cup	80g / 2.8oz	Brown sugar - packed
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Baking powder
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Baking soda
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground cardamom - or...
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	- ground cloves
1/2 cup	118ml	Apricot nectar - or- orange juice
1/4 cup	59ml	Unsweetened applesauce
2 tablespoons	30ml	Cooking oil
1		Egg - slightly beaten
1/2 cup	118ml	Dried apricots - (finely snipped)
		Apricot Icing
1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Powdered sugar
3 teaspoons	15ml	Apricot nectar - or- orange juice

Recipe 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.

Source:
Back of Cake Box (Janet Baker)

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