Apricot Orange Smasher Recipes

APRICOT & ORANGE SMASHER

Steps:

• Place apricots in a small pan & just cover with water, simmer until soft.
• Add to fruit juices in a blender and mix until thick & creamy.

APRICOT-ORANGE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F. Lightly oil two 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Cook apricots in water in a covered medium-size saucepan for 10-15 minutes or until tender but not mushy. Drain; reserve 3/4 cup liquid. Set apricots aside to cool.
• Cream together margarine and sugar. By hand, beat in egg and orange peel.
• Sift together flour, dry milk, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with reserved apricot liquid and orange juice.
• Stir apricot pieces and pecans into batter.
• Turn batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes or until bread springs back when lightly touched in center.
• Cool 5 minutes in pan. Remove from pan and completely cool on wire rack before slicing.

APRICOT SMASH RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• In large sauce pan bring water and sugar to boil. Remove from heat when sugar has dissolved. Let cool to room temperature. Stir in juices and brandy. Poor into large freezer container and freeze for a couple of days. To serve scrape out apricot mixture into q glass, fill just a little over half way and then add pop and stir. Enjoy

APRICOT ORANGE MARMALADE

Steps:

• Coarsely grate and keep the zest.
• Separate the orange segments.
• Combine orange segments (minus membranes), zest, apricots and sugar.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat.
• When mixture begins to boil, start mashing.
• Reduce the heat to maintain a low boil and cook for 15 minutes, stirring constantly--apricots like to burn.
• Hot pack and seal.
• Hot water bath 15 minutes.

ORANGE-APRICOT JAM

Steps:

• Mix apricots, sugar, orange zest, and lemon juice in a very large pot. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally and skimming any scum off the top, until apricots look glassy and the liquid thickens, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Spoon the jam into 3 pint jars, leaving 1/4 inch of space at the top. Seal jars and let the jam cool to room temperature, 1 to 2 hours, before transferring to the refrigerator.