Honey Fruit Bars

This recipe is from Mrs. Elmer Katt, from the cookbook "Heritage of Cooking" A Collection of Recipes from East Perry County, Missouri. To find out more about this cookbook read the description from the first recipe I posted from it Bier Suppe (Beer Soup).

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 1 9x13inch pan

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄3 cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  cup honey
• 1 3⁄4 cups  pitted chopped dates
• 1⁄2 cup  halved  candied cherry
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3  eggs (beaten)
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  cup  chopped  nuts

Directions

1. Beat eggs, add honey and vanilla.
2. Add dry ingredients which have been sifted together.
3. Add dates, nuts, and cherries.
4. Mix well.
5. Bake in greased 13 x 9 pan 45 minutes at 350 degrees or until browned.
6. Cut into bars when cool and roll in powdered sugar.