Yummy Apricot Pecan Bread Recipes

APRICOT-PECAN BREAD

Steps:

• Combine chopped apricot and warm water to cover in a large bowl; let stand 30 minutes. Drain apricot. Stir in pecans and 1/2 cup flour; set aside.
• Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
• Combine remaining 3 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with orange juice, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in apricot mixture.
• Spoon into 2 greased and floured 8- x 4-inch loafpans; let stand at room temperature 20 minutes.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire rack.

CHERRY-PECAN-APRICOT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°.
• Grease a 9 X 5-inch loaf pan, line the bottom with wax paper and grease the paper.
• Beat the butter with sugar until fluffy; blend in the egg.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.
• Combine the apricots, sourcream and almond extract.
• Stir the flour mixture into the sugar mixture alternately with apricot mixture.
• Fold in the nuts and cherries.
• Turn into the loaf pan and bake 50 minutes or until crust springs back when lightly poked with fingertip.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes, turn out and cool completely.

APRICOT PECAN BREAD

Steps:

• Use Sweet bread cycle, and add apricots and pecans at 'raisin beep'.
• Makes one 1 1/2 lb. loaf; adjust accordingly for your machine.