Apricot Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried apricot
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 cup flour
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 2 eggs, beaten

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 cut apricots in into small pieces.
• 3 combine with water in medium saucepan.
• 4 cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• 5 while the apricots are simmering, mix flour, butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar.
• 6 press crumb mixture into greased 11x7 or 9x9 pan.
• 7 bake for 20 minutes.
• 8 mix remaining cup brown sugar, cornstarch and salt.
• 9 stir into apricot mixture (do not drain apricot mixture) and cook until thickened, stirring constantly.
• 10 remove from heat.
• 11 stir in remaining ingredients, reserving a small amount of coconut (approx. 1/4 cup) to place on top of bars.
• 12 spread mixture over baked crust and sprinkle top with reserved coconut.
• 13 bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
• 14 let cool before slicing.