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Cherry-Pecan-Apricot Bread

Here's how you make Cherry-Pecan-Apricot Bread
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  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 180m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg (beaten)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon coriander
  • 1 cup apricots (canned, drained, mashed)
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 1/2 cup maraschino cherries (halved)
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: Preheat the oven to 350°F.

  • Step 2: Grease a 9 X 5-inch loaf pan, line the bottom with wax paper and grease the paper.

  • Step 3: Beat the butter with sugar until fluffy; blend in the egg.

  • Step 4: Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt (sift them together if not using pre-sifted flour).

  • Step 5: Combine the apricots, sour cream and almond extract.

  • Step 6: Stir the flour mixture into the butter-sugar mixture alternately with apricot mixture.

  • Step 7: Fold in the nuts and cherries.

  • Step 8: Turn into the loaf pan and bake 50 minutes or until crust springs back when lightly poked with fingertip.

  • Step 9: Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes, turn out and cool completely

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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