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Apricot Tea Bread

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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 45m
  • Cook: 60m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3/4 cup dried apricots
  • Boiling water ( enough to cover apricots for soaking)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon anise seed, crushed (optional)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoons oil (canola oil or melted butter, for richer flavor)
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup pecans, chopped
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place apricots in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak for 1/2 hour.

  • Step 2: Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.

  • Step 3: Drain apricots, reserving 1/4 cup of the soaking water.

  • Step 4: Finely chop apricots. Set aside.

  • Step 5: Sift together dry ingredients. Stir in anise seed. Set aside.

  • Step 6: Cream together the egg, sugar and oil.

  • Step 7: Add flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with orange juice and reserved soaking water. Stir in apricots and pecans.

  • Step 8: Spread batter in loaf pan and bake 50-60 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.

  • Step 9: Turn out onto wire rack and cool.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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