1 c All-purpose flour 1/2 c Packed brown sugar 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Baking soda 1/4 ts Ground cardamom Or 1/8 tsp. ground cloves 1/2 c Apricot nectar or orange Juice 1/4 c Unsweetened applesauce 2 tb Cooking oil 1 Slightly beaten egg 1/2 c Finely snipped dried apricos 1 Recipe Apricot Icing
APRICOT ICING:
1/2 c Powdered sugar 2 To three teaspoons apricot Nectar or orange juice In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cardamom or cloves; set aside. Stir together apricot nectar or orange juice, applesauce, oil, and egg till combined. Sit in the snipped apricots. Spread batter in an ungreased 11x7x1-1/2-inch baking pan. Bake in a 350-degree oven about 25 minutes or till a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Drizzle with Apricot Icing. Cut into bars. Makes 24 bars. APRICOT ICING: In a small mixing bowl stir together 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 2 to 3 teaspoons apricot nectar or orange juice. NUtrITION FACTS PER SERVING: 67 cal., 1 g total fat (0 g sat. fat), 9 mg chol., 17 mg sodium, 13 g carbo., 0 g fiber, 1 g pro. Daily Value: 3% vit. A, 3% vit. C, 0% calcium, 3% iron.