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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> UK >> Scottish

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Set oven to 350 degrees. | 2. Grease an 8x8-inch baking dish. | 3. For the shortbread crust: blend flour, sugar and salt together for about 10 seconds in a processor. | 4. Add in cold butter using on/off turns, and process until coarse meal forms. | 5. Press crumbs firmly into bottom of the pan. | 6. Bake for about 25 minutes, or until the center is golden, remove and keep oven heat on to same temperature. | 7. To make the filling: place apricots in a small saucepan and add enough water to cover; bring to a boil and simmer until soft (about 4 minutes) drain, and set aside. | 8. In a small bowl sift together flour, baking powder and salt. | 9. Using an electric mixer beat eggs in a large bowl for about 2 minutes. | 10. Add in brown sugar and vanilla and beat until thick. | 11. Stir in flour mixture. | 12. Mix/mix in the apricots and nuts. | 13. Spread over the shortbread crust. | 14. Bake for about 35 minutes, or until puffed and dark golden brown. | 15. Cool in dish. | 16. Cut into small squares or triangles, and dust lightly with powdered sugar. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
flour	1	cup		578.28	126.6054	9.401	2.2436
sugar	1/3	cup		268.66	67.1987	0.0	0.0
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
butter	1/2	cup	cut	684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
apricot	4	ounces	chopped	54.431000000000004	12.6099	1.5876	0.4423
flour	1/3	cup		578.28	126.6054	9.401	2.2436
baking powder	1/2	teaspoon		1.219	0.6371	0.0	0.0
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
brown sugar	1	cup		836.0	215.798	0.264	0.0
vanilla	3/4	teaspoon		9.072000000000001	0.3985	0.0019	0.0019
walnut	1/3	cup	chopped	642.3733	0.0	0.0	72.6667
sugar			powdered	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.