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First Place Apricot-Date Bars
First Place Apricot-Date Bars Ingredients: sugars, brown dates, deglet noor apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched leavening agents, baking...
First Place Apricot-Date Bars
Ingredients:
sugars, brown
dates, deglet noor
apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked
apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
leavening agents, baking soda
salt, table
shortening, vegetable, household, composite
vanilla extract
sugars, brown
oats
Directions:
Place 1/2 cup of brown sugar into a saucepan along with the dates and apricots; pour in the apricot nectar.
Bring to a simmer over medium heat, and cook, stirring constantly, until the nectar has mostly evaporated and the mixture is sticky, about 5 minutes.
Set aside to cool.
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
Grease a baking sheet.
Stir the melted shortening and vanilla extract into 1 cup of brown sugar in a large bowl until no lumps remain.
Stir in the flour mixture and oats; work well with your hands until the mixture is evenly combined.
Press half of the oat mixture onto the prepared baking sheet.
Spread the cooled apricot mixture evenly over the oats, then press the remaining oat mixture evenly over top.
Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes.
Cool completely before cutting into bars and serving.
Ingredients:
sugars, brown
dates, deglet noor
apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked
apricots, dried, sulfured, uncooked
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
leavening agents, baking soda
salt, table
shortening, vegetable, household, composite
vanilla extract
sugars, brown
oats
Directions:
Place 1/2 cup of brown sugar into a saucepan along with the dates and apricots; pour in the apricot nectar.
Bring to a simmer over medium heat, and cook, stirring constantly, until the nectar has mostly evaporated and the mixture is sticky, about 5 minutes.
Set aside to cool.
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
Grease a baking sheet.
Stir the melted shortening and vanilla extract into 1 cup of brown sugar in a large bowl until no lumps remain.
Stir in the flour mixture and oats; work well with your hands until the mixture is evenly combined.
Press half of the oat mixture onto the prepared baking sheet.
Spread the cooled apricot mixture evenly over the oats, then press the remaining oat mixture evenly over top.
Bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes.
Cool completely before cutting into bars and serving.