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Banana and Apricot Bread

Here's how you make Banana and Apricot Bread
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 1h
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 135 grams dried apricots (roughly chopped, 1 cup/1/2oz)
  • 85 grams sultanas (3/4oz)
  • 1 cup unsweetened apple juice (low GI 250ml/8fl oz)
  • 2 1/4 cups self-rising flour (stone ground 360g/12 oz)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon mixed spice
  • 1/2 cup oat bran (unprocessed 70g/2 1/4oz)
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar (or low-calorie sweetener suitable for baking)
  • 2 large eggs (lightly beaten)
  • 1 cup buttermilk (250ml/8fl oz)
  • 2 tablespoons oil (olive oil)
  • 1 cup banana, mashed (just ripe 240g/7 2/3oz)
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 oven to 180C (350F/Gas 4).

  • Step 2: Lightly grease and line a 10cm x 20cm (4inch x 8inch) loaf tin.

  • Step 3: Put the apricots, sultanas and apple juice into a pan and bring to the boil and cook for 10 minutes or until the fruit has absorbed all the liquid.

  • Step 4: Sift the flour, baking powder and mixed spice into a bowl and stir in the oat bran and sugar or sweetener.

  • Step 5: Whisk together the eggs, buttermilk and oil and stir into the dry ingredients and then fold in the mashed banana and fruit mixture.

  • Step 6: Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when inserted into the centre.

  • Step 7: Set aside for 5 minutes before turning out on a wire rack to cool completely.

  • Step 8: Serve the bread plain or with a low fat spread.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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