1 1/2 cups raisins or other sticky dried fruit apricots also work great
1 egg
orange zest lots
cinnamon
Steps:
Preheat the oven to 350F
Grind the pecans into a flour-like powder using a food processor Pour into a medium bowl and set aside
Process the dried fruit in the same way
in the food processor-- make sure the pieces are good and small This might take awhile If using dried apricots instead
it might help to slice them in half before adding them to the food processor When finished
add to the bowl with the pecan flour Add cinnamon and orange zest to taste
Add the egg to the mix
and work it into the pecans and raisins with your hands You want the mixture to be drier than cookie dough usually is-- just barely holding together The stickiness of the dried fruit will help the mixture stay in clumps
Spray a cookie sheet with non-stick spray
or use butter Shape your bars out of the mixture-- I usually aim for bars which are about 2 x 4 inches x 3/8-inch thick
Bake for about 15 minutes
though watch the edges of the bars-- they can get toasty When the center of each bar is somewhat firm to the touch
