APRICOT AND RAISIN FRUIT BARS
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.
Provided by ellie_
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 1h20m
Yield 1 dozen bars
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cut butter in pieces and place in the food processor bowl (fitted with the steel knife) with flour, powdered sugar and a pinch of salt.
- Process until blended using on/off turns (5-10 seconds).
- 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 (5-10 seconds).
- 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.
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