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Serves: 15
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Gregory Patent - San Francisco, California
Bake-Off® Contest 10, 1958 Prize Winner
This prize-winning recipe was developed by a second-year pre-med student at the City College of San Francisco. He says he learned to cook by watching television! If you love apricots, don't miss this one.
FILLING
_ (6-ounce) bags dried apricots, finely cut up (2 1/2 cups)
_ 1/2 cups water
___ cup sugar
BASE
_ 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
_ cup sugar
___ teaspoon salt
___ teaspoon baking soda
___ cup margarine or butter
_ cup coconut
___ cup chopped walnuts
In medium saucepan, combine apricots and water. Cook over medium heat 10 to 15 minutes or until apricots are very soft, stirring occasionally. Stir in 3/4 cup sugar.
Heat oven to 400°F. Grease bottom only of 13 x 9-inch baking pan. In large bowl, combine flour, 1 cup sugar, salt and baking soda. Using fork or pastry blender, cut in margarine until mixture is crumbly. Add coconut and walnuts. Press 3 cups of crumb mixture in bottom of greased pan. Bake at 400°F. for 10 minutes. Remove from oven.
Spread apricot filling evenly over crust. Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture. Bake at 400°F. for an additional 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown. Cool. Cut into bars.
HIGH ALTITUDE - Above 3,500 feet: No change.
Nutrition Per Serving: Calories 330; Protein 3g; Carbohydrate 48g; Fat 14g; Sodium 220mg
PICTURE: Top to bottom: Cherry Cream Crunch, Apricot Dessert Bars
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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