From The Recipe Box
October 13th, 2008. Filed under: Nancy's Recipe Box.This is a another recipe from Mother’s friend, Mabel Legg.
APRICOT BREAD
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1 cup apricots
Soak for 30 minutes in warm water. Drain and cut the apricots into 1/4 inch pieces. Set aside.
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tbsp soft butter
- 1 egg
Mix together and add
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup orange juice
Sift together
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
Add to the batter. Mix together 1/2 cup chopped nuts and the apricot pieces. Blend into the batter. Live a 9 1/2″ x 5 1/4″ x 2 3/4″ pan with wax paper or grease and flour the pan. Pour the batter into the pan and let stand 20 minutes. Bake for 55-65 minutes at 350F. Take paper off immediately and let cool on a rake.
Consumer Man loves most fruits, but doesn’t care for apricots, which are one of my favorites. Since he’s working on the east coast, now is a good time for me to make this bread.