1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 (10 ounce) jar apricot preserves
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed bananas (2 medium)
1 cup chopped pecans
Confectioners sugar

Grease a 13 x 9-inch pan.

In large bowl, combine brown sugar, preserves, butter, vanilla extract and eggs; blend well. Stir in remaining ingredients except confectioners sugar by hand until just moistened. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees F about 35 minutes or until done. Cool; sprinkle with confectioners sugar. Cut into 30 bars.