Spiced Prune Bars

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon clove
• 1 cup chopped pitted prune
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• lemon, glaze
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 -1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 stir together the dry ingredients (flour through cloves) to combine thoroughly. add prunes, stirring well to coat with flour.
• 2 preheat oven to 375°f cream together butter and sugar, then beat in egg until fluffy.
• 3 gradually blened in flour mixture. divide dough into 4 equal portions.
• 4 spread walnuts on a large piece of waxed paper. shape each portion of dough into a long roll and turn in nuts to coat well on all sides.
• 5 transfer nut-encrusted rolls to greased baking sheets. flatten rolls into strips with your fingers until they are about1 1/2 inches wide and 3/4 inch think. sprinkle strips with any remaining nuts.
• 6 bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of each strip comes out clean and nuts are toasted (15-20 minutes). let cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes.
• 7 drizzle strips with lemon glaze. then cut into 1-inch wide bars on the diagonal. transfer bars to wire racks to cool completely.
• 8 lemon glaze.
• 9 in a small bowl, combine confectioner's sugar and lemon rind. gradually add lemon juice, stirring until the glaze is smooth and of a good drizzling consistency.