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Apricot Almond Squares |
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Serves: 36
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Serving Size: 1 bar
Sandy Munson - LaJunta, Colorado
Bake-Off® Contest 32, 1986
A delicate fruit flavor and a streusel topping make this bar a luscious choice for a party tray.
BASE
1 package (1-lb 2.25-oz) pudding-included yellow or white (vanilla) cake mix
1/2 cup margarine or butter, melted
1/2 cup finely chopped almonds
1 cup apricot preserves
FILLING
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1/3 cup apricot preserves
1/2 cup coconut
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Heat oven to 350°F. Generously grease 13 x 9-inch pan. In large bowl, combine cake mix and margarine; mix at low speed until crumbly. Stir in almonds. Reserve 1 cup base mixture. Press remaining mixture in bottom of greased pan. Carefully spread 1 cup preserves over base.*
In same bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, salt, vanilla and egg until well blended. Beat in 1/3 cup preserves at low speed. Carefully spread mixture over base. Combine reserved 1 cup base mixture and coconut; sprinkle over filling.
Bake at 350°F. for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and center is set. Cool completely. Cut into bars. Store in refrigerator.
*TIP: For ease in spreading, preserves can be warmed slightly.
HIGH ALTITUDE - Above 3,500 feet: No change.
Nutrition Per Serving (1 bar): Calories 160; Protein 2g; Carbohydrate 22g; Fat 7g; Sodium 160mg
From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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