spiced apricot bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom or 1/8 teaspoon of ground nutmeg
• 1 - egg, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup apricot nectar or orange juice
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable or canola oil
• 1/2 cup finely snipped dried apricots
• 1 - recipe of apricot icing
• - apricot icing
• 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
• - enough apricot nectgar or orange juice (2-3 teaspoons) to make icing of drizzling consistency.