Apple And Apricot Loaf Recipes

APPLE AND APRICOT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180C (160C fan forced).
• Grease a 7cm deep, 8cm x 19cm (base) loaf pan and line with baking paper, allowing 2cm overhang at long ends.
• Drain apricots and place on a plate line with paper towel and pat dry with paper towel and then roughly chop (take them off the paper before chopping though).
• Combine apple puree, sugar, eggs, buttermilk, oil and lemon rind in a jug.
• Sift flours and bicarbonate of soda into a bowl and then add puree mixture and stir until just combined (con't over mix).
• Fold in apricots and spoon mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean.
• Stand for 10 minutes and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
• TO FREEZE - slice loaf and wrap individual slices in plastic wra[, then foil and freeze for up to 1 month and thaw in fridge for 1 to 2 hours, I've packed similar loafs frozen in lunch box and by the time you are ready to eat they are defrosted and ready.

APPLE APRICOT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350, grease a 9 X 5 loaf pan.
• Stir together all ingredients until blended.
• Pour into pan.
• Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes, done when toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Let cool for 10 minutes, loosen sides with knife and turn out onto cooling rack.
• Let cool completely before slicing.
• Can be stored for 4 days at room temp, 10 days in fridge (yeah, like it will last that long!).

DEBBIE'S AMAZING APPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan.
• Beat eggs, sugar, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl; add apples.
• Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon in a separate bowl; add to apple mixture and stir just until evenly combined into a thick batter. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Cover loaf pan with aluminum foil; continue baking until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 15 minutes more. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

APPLE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Mix together flour, baking powder, soda, salt and nuts.
• In a large bowl, beat margarine, sugar and 1 egg until smooth. Beat in second egg, and stir in vanilla. Stir in shredded apples. Pour flour mixture into batter; stir just until moistened. Spread into prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes, then remove from pan. Place on a rack to cool.

APPLE, APRICOT AND WALNUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 2 pound loaf pan.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, bran and salt into a large mixing bowl.
• Add the melted butter, sugar, eggs, orange rind and juice.
• Stir, then beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Stir in the walnuts and apricots.
• Peel, quarter and core the apple, chop it up roughly and add it to the mixture.
• Stir, then spoon into the prepared pan and level the top.
• Bake for 1 hour or until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool completely.

APRICOT LOAF

Steps:

• Grease a 7'x3'x2' loaf tin.
• Pour a (250ml) cup of boiling water over fruit, sugar and butter.
• Add the eggs and flour.
• Pour into the loaf tin and bake in a moderate oven for about 45 minutes.

APRICOT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Soak apricots in warm water for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a bowl, cream the sugar, butter and egg. Stir in orange juice. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until combined. Drain apricots well; add to batter with nuts. Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing to a wire rack.