Apricot Nut Bread
Apricot Nut Bread requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This dairy free and vegetarian recipe has 313 calories, 6g of protein, and 15g of fat per serving. If you have apricot halves, walnuts, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It works well as a bread.
Instructions
Drain apricots, and save syrup. Puree apricots in a food processor, adding syrup if necessary to make 1 cup.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.
In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar.
Add eggs one at a time, and beat fill fluffy.
Add flour mixture alternately with apricot puree to the creamed mixture. Stir in nuts.
Spread batter into a greased and floured 9 x 5 loaf pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes.
Remove from pan, and cool on a rack.