Apricot Bars

Name: Apricot Bars
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter at room temperature, cubed; 2/3 cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 large eggs; 2 1/3 cups self rising flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 3/4 cup sour cream; 2 tablespoons milk; 6 apricots pit removed, sliced; confectioners sugar for dusting

10 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter at room temperature, cubed
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
2 1/3 cups self rising flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons milk
6 apricots pit removed, sliced
confectioners sugar for dusting

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 7 x 11-inch pan. Line base and sides with parchment. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
2

Sift flour and 1 tsp cinnamon together, then lightly fold into creamed mixture alternately with combined sour cream and milk, beginning and ending with flour. Spread mixture into prepared pan. Press apricot slices into mixture.
3

Bake for 40-45 mins or until cooked when tested with skewer. Cool in pan for 5 mins, before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely. Mix confectioners' sugar with remaining cinnamon, sift over apricots and cut into squares.