Monday, July 23, 2007

Banana-Apricot Nut Bread

This Banana-Apricot Nut Bread is a quick and easy snack or breakfast to prepare for your family or guests. Beware, the bread disappears quickly; it's addictive!


Banana-Apricot Nut Bread

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
3/4 cup ripe banana, mashed
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter
1 egg


Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, apricots, and nuts. Mix thoroughly. In a separate bowl, combine mashed banana, milk, butter and egg. Stir in dry ingredients, mix until well blended. Pour mixture into a 9' X 5' loaf pan, bake for 1 hour or until bread begins to pull away from the sides of the pan and wooden toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, remove loaf out of pan and place onto a rack to cool completely. Makes 1 loaf.

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