Apricot Bran Bread Recipes

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.

HOMEMADE EASY APRICOT BREAD

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350F (180C). Grease and flour a 9 inch (23 cm) loaf pan.
• In a medium bowl whisk together the sugars, flour, baking powder and salt
• In a large bowl beat the egg, milk, butter and vanilla until smooth and combined (1 minute). Add the flour and stir 4-5 times add the chopped apricot and chopped almonds and stir just to combine. It should be lumpy but all the flour is incorporated. Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan, sprinkle with sugar if desired (I used demerara sugar), bake for approximately 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pan then move to a wire rack or plate. Enjoy!

APRICOT BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• 1. In large mixing bowl, combine boiling water, apricots, KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN cereal and shortening. Cool. Stir in egg and vanilla. Beat well.2. Stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, salt and walnuts. Add to cereal mixture, stirring only until combined. Spread in 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spary.3. Bake at 350°F about 50 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack before slicing.

APRICOT COTTAGE CHEESE BRAN BREAD

Steps:

• In medium bowl mix the wet ingredients together. Set aside.
• In large mixing bowl mix the dry ingredients together.
• Add the wet ingredients into the dry. Fold in gently.
• Add the vanilla and fold in gently.
• Preheat oven 375°F.
• Spray Pam in glass baking pan or bread pan.
• Gently pour and spread into pan.
• You can spray Pam in muffin pans and fill 1/2 to 3/4 full.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until top springs back when pressed with a finger tip ans sides start pull away from pan.
• Muffins have shorter baking time, when top start to turn brown and the tops springs back when pressed with a finger tip. Do not overbake muffin, they will be chewy.
• Note: I prefer to use Special K Cereal, your choice. I have never used the Special K Cereal with the Strawberries in it but I think you could use it along with the apricots.

APRICOT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine bananas and buttermilk. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana, beating well after each addition. Stir in bran, apricots and nuts. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.