Fruit bars *g part 1 - dough - Astray Recipes

Ingredients

• ½ cup BUTTER; or MARGARINE, softened
• ½ cup Sugar, GRANULATED;
• ½ cup Sugar, BROWN; firmly packed
• 2 EGGS;
• ½ teaspoon VANILLA;
• x FRUIT (see below)
• ½ cup WALNUTS; or ALMONDS
• ⅓ cup SUGAR;
• 1 cup Flour, WHOLE-WHEAT;
• 1½ cup Flour, ALL-PURPOSE;
• ¼ cup WHEAT GERM, toasted; unsweetened
• ¼ teaspoon SALT;
• ¼ teaspoon BAKING SODA;
• ½ cup ;WATER;
• 1 teaspoon LEMON PEEL; grated
• 2 tablespoons LEMON JUICE;
• 1 pounds FIGS, dried; (about 2 cups lightly packed)
• 2 cups PRUNES, pitted; (moist-pack)
• ¼ teaspoon GROUND CINNAMON;