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Recipe Tags:
Apricot,
Apricots,
Baking Dish,
Baking Powder,
Butter Mixture,
C Brown Sugar,
C Butter,
C Oats,
C Sugar,
Cornstarch,
Lemon Zest,
Marscapone,
Orange Blossom Honey,
Pastry Blender,
Picnic Lunch,
Purpose Flour,
Recipe Ingredients,
Shredded Coconut,
Tsp,
Whisk
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Apricot Bars
A fun way to make some treats out of the boxes and boxes of apricots we picked. These bars are sweet, juicy and have a wonderful complex flavor built up with added lemon zest, cinnamon and coconut on top. A lovely dessert for a seasonal picnic lunch.
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Apricot Bars
Adapted from this adapted bar recipe
Ingredients:
3 c. fresh pitted apricots, diced
2 tsp cornstarch
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 1/2 c. whole oats, divided
1/2 c. shredded coconut, optional
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp salt
1 lemon, zest and juice reserved separately
1 c. butter, chilled and diced
1 Tbsp yogurt
1 tsp vanilla
Directions:
-Preheat oven to 375 degrees and spray an 9×13 baking dish with baking spray.
-In large bowl, add apricots, cornstarch, brown sugar and lemon juice.
-Toss lightly to combine evenly and set aside.
-In separate bowl, combine flour, 1 c. oats, remaining sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, lemon zest, and whisk to combine.
-Cut butter into small pieces and add to dry ingredients along with yogurt and vanilla.
-With pastry blender, cut butter mixture into dry ingredients until it is about the size of a small pea.
-Spread 3/4 of this mixture evenly over bottom of baking pan, patting down to even out.
-Toss apricots to even out mixture and spread evenly over dough.
-Toss whole oats and coconut (if desired) into remaining dough mixture and sprinkle over top of apricots.
-Place baking dish in oven and bake for 55-60 minutes or until top has just begun to brown.
-Remove from oven and let cool completely before cutting into squares for serving.
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