Fruit And Nut Bars

Total Time: 26 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried fruit, chopped
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 lb brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups nuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 prepare cookie sheet or jelly-roll pan by lining with foil and spraying with cooking spray; they'll never come out of the pan otherwise!
• 2 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 3 steam dried fruit for about 15 minutes (i like to use sun maid fruit bits to get a variety and avoid the chopping).
• 4 beat eggs.
• 5 heat eggs and sugar in saucepan until sugar is melted.
• 6 remove from heat and add salt and vanilla.
• 7 add flour 1/2 cup at a time and stir until combined.
• 8 stir in nuts (any kind, i like pecans).
• 9 pour into prepared pan, taking care to fill the corners, the mixture is very sticky.
• 10 bake 15-16 minutes.
• 11 let cool completely.
• 12 turn tray upside down onto cutting board, gently peel foil, then cut into bars.