Author: Susan Murray, www.awomancooksinasheville.com
Ingredients
½cdried fruitschopped
2cflour
½cbutter
¼csugar
1cbrown sugarpacked
2eggs
1/3cflour
½tspbaking powder
¼tspsalt
½tspvanilla
½cpecanschopped
Confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square pan (or line with foil).
Place the fruit in a small saucepan with 1 tablespoon water. Bring to a boil, cover and remove from the heat. Let sit, covered, while preparing and baking the bottom layer.
Mix 1 cup flour, butter and granulated sugar in a medium bowl until crumbly. You can also use a food processor for this. Pulse two or three times until large crumbs have formed. Press into the prepared pan and bake 20 minutes until just starting to brown around the edges.
Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, beat the brown sugar with the eggs. Add 1/3 cup flour, baking powder and salt, and stir to blend. Stir in the vanilla, nuts and fruit.
Spread topping over the baked layer and bake 30-40 minutes until set.
Let cool before cutting into squares. Roll the bars in confectioners’ sugar before serving.