Maple Apricot Bars

Name: Maple Apricot Bars
Ingredients: 2 cups dried apricots; 2 tablespoons maple syrup; water; 34 cup quick-cooking rolled oats; 34 cup all-purpose flour; 13 cup brown sugar; 1 pinch salt; 14 teaspoon baking powder; 14 cup orange juice; 2 tablespoons soymilk or 2 tablespoons milk; 23 cup all-purpose flour; 13 cup brown sugar; 1 12 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons soymilk or 2 tablespoons milk

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Ingredients

2 cups dried apricots
2 tablespoons maple syrup
water
34 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
34 cup all-purpose flour
13 cup brown sugar
1 pinch salt
14 teaspoon baking powder
14 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons soymilk or 2 tablespoons milk
23 cup all-purpose flour
13 cup brown sugar
1 12 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons soymilk or 2 tablespoons milk

Directions

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["Place the apricots and maple syrup in a small saucepan, add water just to cover.", "Cook until tender then remove from heat; cool briefly before blending to a paste.", "Mix the oats, flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder in a stainless bowl.", "Using a fork, mix in the soymilk and OJ into the dry ingredients, be careful not to over mix.", "Make the topping by cutting the butter into the flour and sugar and then using a fork to just mix in the soymilk.", "Spray a (given as 7x11 Pyrex from website, I used a 8\" square) pan with nonstick spray and press in the oat mixture evenly with your fingertips.""