Apricot Cranberry 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.

APRICOT CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, orange peel, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In small bowl, beat egg, water and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the cranberries. Pour into greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Cut apricots in the preserves into small pieces; spoon preserves over batter. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl.
• Bake at 350 for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove bread from pan to wire rack.

HOLIDAY APRICOT CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, process cranberries and sugar just until coarsely ground; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, salt and ginger; stir in walnuts and apricots. In another bowl, combine the egg, orange juice, water, butter, orange zest and vanilla; add cranberry mixture. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Pour into a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

APRICOT CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F Thoroughly oil TWO-9 1/4 by 5 1/4 inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flours, oats, baking powder, cardamom, and allspice.
• In another large bowl, using an electric mixer fitted with the paddle, beat together the butter and sugars until combined. One at a time, beat in the eggs, scraping the side of the bowl occasionally. Mix in the cranberries, apricots, and grated orange peel. Beat in the milk, juice, and sour cream until combined. Add the flour mixture and mix just until blended.
• Divide the batter evenly between the pans, smoothing the surfaces. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the center of each loaf comes out dry. Transfer the loaves in the pans to wire racks to cool for 5 minutes. Remove the loaves from the pans and cool completely. When the loaves are cold, store them in an airtight container at cool room temperature. This bread freezes well.
• The New American Farm Cookbook.

APRICOT CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, orange zest, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, beat egg, water and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the cranberries., Pour into a greased and floured 9x5-in. loaf pan. Cut apricots in the preserves into small pieces; spoon preserves over batter. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl. Bake at 350° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack.

APRICOT, ORANGE, CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat in the orange zest and eggs, 1 at a time. Add the orange juice and milk and beat until mixed thoroughly. It will appear curdled.
• Add the flour mixture and beat until it is just moistened. Stir in the apricots, walnuts, and cranberries.
• Place baking rack in middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour five 5 3/4- by 2 1/4-inch loaf pans.
• Pour the batter into the pans. Bake for 45 minutes. Test for doneness with a toothpick - it should come out clean. Remove the bread from the pans, transfer to a wire rack, and let them cool on their sides.

APRICOT ORANGE CRANBERRY BREADS

Steps:

• Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the sugar and beat in the zest and the eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in the orange juice and the milk and beat the mixture until it is combined well (it will appear curdled). Add the flour mixture and beat the batter until it is just combined. Stir in the apricots, the walnuts, and the cranberries, divide the batter among 5 buttered and floured loaf pans, each 5 3/4 by 3 1/4 by 2 inches, and bake the breads in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Remove the breads from the pans and let them cool, right sides up, on a rack. The breads keep, wrapped well in plastic wrap and foil, chilled for 1 week or frozen for 1 month.