Apricot Bread
An easy quick bread recipe studded with luscious apricot pieces.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 tablespoon orange zest, plus 1 teaspoon
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3/4 cup orange juice
- 1 egg
- 1 cup dried apricots, finely cut up
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease and flour a loaf pan, 9"x5"x3" or 2 loaf pans that are each 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 2 1/2".
- Zest enough oranges to get 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of zest.
- Juice the oranges to get 3/4 cup of orange juice.
- Place the flour, sugar, baking powder and orange zest in a bowl.
- Mix together the oil, milk, orange juice and the egg. Beat together well. Add this mixture to the dry ingredients. Add the chopped apricots.
- Beat on medium speed with an electric mixer for 30 seconds or until all the ingredients are well mixed together. Do not mix beyond that.
- Pour the batter into your prepared pan(s).
- Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 55 - 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Once the apricot bread loaf has cooled a bit remove it from the pan(s). Cool thoroughly before slicing.
- Makes 1-2 loaves, 12 to 16 slices per loaf.
Notes
Optional Suggestions:
Add 1 cup nuts, finely chopped to the batter and mix well before baking.
Date Nut Bread
You can turn this recipe into a wonderful date nut bread. Just omit the orange peel, orange juice and apricots. Increase the milk to 1 1/4 cups and add 1 cup chopped dates. Mix and bake as the recipe for apricot bread states.Nutrition
Calories: 185kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 3gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 103mgPotassium: 163mgFiber: 1gSugar: 19gVitamin A: 363IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 1mg
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