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Apricot Bars"A little amaretto and a lot substitutions allowed!"
These apricot bars have amaretto and oats. They are a traditional in Italian cookie recipes and part of my apricot dessert recipes collection.The only reason they were a regular in my house growing up is because my mom was keeping true to our Italian heritage but she also believed the oats would add some healthiness. My family loves this bar cookie. I can't get my kids to eat a fresh apricot even if I promised them and unlimited iTunes account. But last week I had to stick half of this batch in the freezer or it would have been gone in one day. There is a lot of leeway with this recipe as far as substitutions. If these apricot bars weren't what you were looking for and you still want to use apricots - see my apricot dessert recipes page. Or scroll below to see a list of all the cookies I have on my site. Thanks for visiting my site! Lisa Italian Dessert Recipes Site Owner and Developer Apricot BarsIngredients: * 2 cups chopped dried apricots * 2 teaspoons lemon juice * 1/3 cup white sugar * 1 cups butter * 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar * 2 eggs * 2 cups all-purpose flour * 1 teaspoons baking soda * 1/2 teaspoon salt * 1 cup of chopped walnuts * 4 cups rolled oats Procedure * Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.) * Grease a 9x13 inch pan. * In a small saucepan, combine the dried apricots, amaretto and white sugar. Cook over medium high heat, stirring occasionally. I usually just wait till the sugar melts and then begin to work on the next steps. * In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until smooth. * Beat in eggs, one at a time. * Combine flour, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture. * Stir in the rolled oats. Set aside 1/4 of the mixture and press the rest into the bottom of the prepared pan. * Sprinkle the walnuts on the rolled oats layer. * Spread the apricot mixture over the entire crust. * Crumble the reserved oat mixture over the top of the apricot layer. * Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until top is golden. * Cool before cutting into squares. No amaretto? What else can the apricots soak in?I can think of a zillion things. I personally would rather use a
stronger booze to soak the apricots in - but the family outvoted me.
Here's some other ideas: Can I add other things to the apricot topping?Sure there are many ingredients to work with what would
still keep this a true Italian dessert. Try a smidgen of one of these: Can I leave out the walnuts?Yup of course. I actually do this when I know my kids won't appreciate them and
would pick them out anyway. Can I change the nuts?Yup of course. But think of texture and flavor when modifying: These are the nuts used in Italian dessert recipes, although I can think of several that are used here in the states that would work, but not lend to an Italian dessert recipe. What about fresh apricots? What about 'em? They grow. They taste great. But as far as
equal measurements to substitute with - I've never tried with this apricot bars recipe.
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Superbowl Sunday is coming up! The best Italian Dessert Recipes for a party like this are ones that are:FAST Finger Foodish (not big hunky sticky globs of gooey-ness that get on your furniture) And freeze-aheads A couple of my favs for this are Cappucino Cookies (lots like choc chips but with a twist) Anisette Cookies (Always on the top 5) Rum Balls (Gingersnaps and Rum) Let's not for get the drinks to go with the beer that will be present! Check out my Italian drinks section for that. Lisa
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