Spiced Apricot Bars

• 1 cup flour
• 12 teaspoon baking powder
• 14 teaspoon baking soda
• 14 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 12 cup brown sugar
• 12 cup apricot nectar or 12 cup orange juice
• 14 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 12 finely snipped dried apricot
• 12 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 3 teaspoons apricot nectar

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cardamom; set aside.
3. Mix together until combined the egg, brown sugar, apricot nectar, applesauce, and oil.
4. Add wet ingredients to flour mixture, stirring just to combine.
5. Stir in apricots.
6. Spread in an ungreased 11x7 pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.
7. Cool on a wire rack for 2 hours, then drizzle with icing and cut into bars.
8. To make icing: In a small bowl stir together the powdered sugar and enough apricot nectar to bring to drizzling consistency.

flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cardamom, egg, brown sugar, orange juice, unsweetened applesauce, oil, apricot, powdered sugar, apricot nectar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spiced-apricot-bars-280804 (may not work)