{"id":9615,"date":"2023-05-10T02:44:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T08:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/?p=9615"},"modified":"2024-12-14T04:23:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T11:23:24","slug":"cindys-apricot-shortbreads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/margie\/cindys-apricot-shortbreads.html","title":{"rendered":"Cindy&#8217;s Apricot Shortbreads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A new friend shared this great treat with us.\u00a0 Had to share the recipe.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Duncan Hines Butter Flavor Recipe Cake Mix<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd c butter SOFTENED TO ROOM TEMPERATURE<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd c of chopped pecans<\/li>\n<li>10 oz. jar of apricot preserves (or blackberry or whatever)<\/li>\n<li>1 Tab of minced lemon rind. (I used the rind of a whole lemon, the other night)<\/li>\n<li>1 c powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp almond extract<\/li>\n<li>4 tsp water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.<\/li>\n<li>In a mixing bowl , blend the first 4 ingredients until crumbly.\u00a0 (NO LONGER, I find it best to cut it in with a knife.)<\/li>\n<li>Press into a GREASED 9 x 13 pan.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle the minced lemon rind over the top.<\/li>\n<li>Spread the apricot preserves on top of the shortbread mixture. (I sometimes put the preserves in the microwave for defrost for about 1 min, then if I do that a few times, the preserves are liquid and I can pour the preserves around easily.)<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 25 minutes &#8211; maybe more\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Place on a cooling rack.<\/li>\n<li>Allow to cool slightly.<\/li>\n<li>Mix powered sugar, almond extract and water until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Drizzle on top of apricot shortbread.<\/li>\n<li>Cool.<\/li>\n<li>Cut into bars as large as small as you wish.<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerate until shortly before serving.<br \/>\nIf the crust is too thick on the edges, just cut off the thick part. Save it and eat it as a cookie. It is not as pretty to serve.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Serves:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>You are cutting &#8211; you do the math.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Cindy Irey, via David Diebold<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new friend shared this great treat with us.\u00a0 Had to share the recipe. Ingredients: 1 Duncan Hines Butter Flavor Recipe Cake Mix 1 egg \u00bd c butter SOFTENED TO ROOM TEMPERATURE \u00bd c of chopped pecans 10 oz. jar of apricot preserves (or blackberry or whatever) 1 Tab of minced lemon rind. 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