Brandied Cranberry-apricot Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup golden raisin
• 1/3 cup dark raisin
• 1/3 cup dried cranberries
• 1/3 cup snipped dried apricot
• 1/2 cup or 1/2 cup water
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/3 cup chopped pecans
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a 4 cup glass measuring bowl combine raisins, cranberries, apricots, and or water.
• 2 cover with plastic wrap; turn back a corner to vent.
• 3 cook on high for 2 minutes.
• 4 (or, place fruit and in a saucepan; bring to boiling. remove from heat.) let stand for 20 minutes.
• 5 drain.
• 6 for crust, in a medium mixing bowl stir together 1 cup flour and 1/3 cup brown sugar.
• 7 cut in margarine or butter till mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 8 press into an ungreased 8x8x2-inch baking pan.
• 9 bake in a 350* oven about 20 minutes.
• 10 or till golden.
• 11 in a medium bowl beat eggs with a mixer on low speed for 4 minutes.
• 12 ;stir in the 1 cup brown sugar, the 1/2 cup flour, and vanilla.
• 13 add drained fruit and nuts; stir to mix.
• 14 pour mixture over crust; spread evenly.
• 15 bake about 40 minutes.
• 16 or till a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, covering with foil the last 10 minutes.
• 17 to prevent over-browning.
• 18 cool.
• 19 sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• 20 to serve, cut into squares.
• 21 makes 16 bars.