Apricot Nut Bread recipe

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Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can apricot halves
⅓ cup shortening
½ cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 ¾ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped walnuts

Nutrition Info

222 calories
carbohydrate: 30.6 g
cholesterol: 31 mg
fat: 9.9 g
fiber: 1.4 g
protein: 3.9 g
saturatedFat: 2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 203.5 mg
sugar: 15.5 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Drain apricots, and save syrup. Puree apricots in a food processor, adding syrup if necessary to make 1 cup.

  2. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.

  3. In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, and beat fill fluffy. Add flour mixture alternately with apricot puree to the creamed mixture. Stir in nuts. Spread batter into a greased and floured 9 x 5 loaf pan.

  4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool on a rack.

Recipe Yield

1 loaf

Recipe Note

If you like apricots--you'll love this one.

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