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Spicy Apricot Loaf

By: Lindsay Perejma 
"This is a great tea time bread. It's wholesome, spicy, lightly sweet and delicious."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
50 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 10 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 9x5 inch loaf pan
 

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup chopped dried apricots
  • 1/2 cup pineapple juice
  • 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk

Directions

  1. Place apricots and pineapple juice in a small saucepan. Warm over medium heat until bubbling. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
  3. In a large bowl, mix together whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar, ginger, coriander and cinnamon.
  4. In a separate bowl, beat together egg, vegetable oil and buttermilk; combine with cooled apricot mixture. Gradually stir buttermilk/apricot mixture into flour mixture until blended. Pour batter into prepared 9x5 inch loaf pan.
  5. Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool 5 minutes then loosen sides of loaf with a blunt knife. Remove from pan and allow to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 141 | Total Fat: 3.3g | Cholesterol: 18mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 9, 2003 by JULIEBN   view full review
I did a bit of substituting; OJ for the pineapple juice and dried pineapple, mango and papaya...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 9, 2005 by DAVIDDORROUGH   view full review
This is a delightful bread. It's not very sweet as you might expect of a fruit bread, but...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2007 by Lekshmi Remesh   view full review
I just baked my first fruit loaf using this recipe. However, I used fresh squeezed orange...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2011 by aulait   view full review
Fantastic bread, not too terribly sweet and makes a nice breakfast bread/snack bread. I think...

 

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