Apricot and Pistachio Slice (Bars)

Submitted by Jubes

"A recipe from the back of a pack of Sunbeam Pistachio kernals. I haven't tried this yet as a gluten-free slice. A nice slice to have with a cuppa"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 12 bars
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 cup dried apricot, diced
• 1 1⁄2 cups self-raising flour
• 1 teaspoon mixed spice or 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
• 1⁄4 cup pistachios, chopped (measured -kernals only. no shells)
• 1⁄3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 100 g butter, melted
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten (recipe suggests usingeggs weighing 70 grams each)
• 8 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• apricot jam, for glazing

directions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C
2. Combine flour the flour, mixed spice,diced apricots, pistachio kernals and the sugar in a large bowl. Add the margarine, eggs, lemon juice and vanilla essence and stir until well combined.
3. Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined lamington tin and bake for 30 minutes at 180ºC or until golden brown.
4. Whilst still warm, glaze the slice with melted apricot jam.