1-1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup shortening, or 4 tablespoons butter
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup stewed apricots or apricot jam
Sift the dry ingredients together in a bowl, then cut in the shortening with a pastry blender or 2 knives until the mixture looks like meal. Stir in the egg, milk, and vanilla. Spread half of this mixture in a greased and floured 6″ x 10″ baking pan. Spread stewed apricots or apricot jam over this layer. Cover with the rest of the batter.
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon melted butter
1/4 cup chopped pecans
Sprinkle the topping over all. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25-30 minutes.