Apricot Tea Bread
Created by Mikekey on January 17, 2014
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 45m
- Cook Time: 60m
- Recipe #11896
Ingredients
- 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
How to Make
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Step 1: Place apricots in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak for 1/2 hour.
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Step 2: Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
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Step 3: Drain apricots, reserving 1/4 cup of the soaking water.
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Step 4: Finely chop apricots. Set aside.
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Step 5: Sift together dry ingredients. Stir in anise seed. Set aside.
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Step 6: Cream together the egg, sugar and oil.
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Step 7: Add flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with orange juice and reserved soaking water. Stir in apricots and pecans.
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Step 8: Spread batter in loaf pan and bake 50-60 minutes or until wooden pick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.
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Step 9: Turn out onto wire rack and cool.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (112.8 g)
- Calories 397.1
- Total Fat - 16 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.8 g
- Cholesterol - 26 mg
- Sodium - 596.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 60.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.1 g
- Sugars - 33.4 g
- Protein - 5.9 g
- Calcium - 154.9 mg
- Iron - 1.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg