Why This Recipe:

During the month of Shevat, we can celebrate Tu b'Shevat by making recipes that use food items that come from trees. This tasty recipe includes apricots, prunes, raisins, walnuts and bananas.

Ingredients:

• ½ cup margarine or butter
• ¼ cup honey
• 1 egg
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 banana
• ½ cup chopped prunes
• ½ cup chopped dried apricots
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup chopped walnuts (or any nut)
• ½ cup sunflower seeds

Directions:

1. Beat margarine and honey until light and fluffy.
    
2. Add egg, cinnamon, and banana and beat well.
    
3. Stir in the remaining ingredients (prunes, apricots, raisins, walnuts and sunflower seeds).
    
4. Spread the mixture into a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
    
5. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes.
    
6. Cool, then cut into squares.
    
7. Eat and enjoy!