Skill Required: Confident Baker
1/3 cup all purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1 1/2 cups walnuts (can also use pecans, hazelnuts, or almonds), chopped
1/2 cup dried cherries or cranberries
1 1/2 cup dates, pits removed and cut into quarters
1 cup dried apricots, cut into bite size pieces
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and place the rack in the center of the oven.
2. Have ready an 8 x 8 inch square baking pan that has been lined across the bottom and up the two opposite sides with aluminum foil. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
4. Stir in the brown sugar, walnuts, and dried fruit. Use your fingers to make sure that all the fruit and nuts have been coated with the flour mixture.
5. In a separate bowl, beat (with a wire whisk or hand mixer) the egg and vanilla until light colored and thick (this will take several minutes).
6. Add the egg mixture to the fruit and nut mixture and mix until all the fruit and nut pieces are coated with the batter.
7. Spread into the prepared pan, pressing to even it out.
8. Bake for 35 - 40 minutes, or until the batter is golden brown and has pulled away from the sides of the pan.
9. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. When cooled, lift the bars from the pan by the edges of the aluminum foil. Use a sharp knife to cut into 16 squares.
Yield: Makes 16 - 2 inch squares.
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