Apricot Fig Bread Food

APRICOT-FIG BREAD

Steps:

• Non-bread machine: In large bowl mix yeast, Splenda brown sugar, Splenda for baking or sugar, powdered milk, cardmon (if using), nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, whole wheat flour, bread flour and salt.
• Mix oil, lemon juice, egg substitute and warm water. Add to dry ingredients and with a dough hock on a stand mixer mix till soft ball forms.
• Bread machine: Place all ingredints, except filling into bread machine and run on dough cycle till end of dough cycle.
• Place dough on a floured board; cover and let rest for 10-15 minutes.
• Roll into a rectangle that is about 1/2 inch thick.
• Spread apricot jam over dough leaving 1/2 inch edge all the way around. Sprinkle with chopped figs. Roll up, sealing edges and placing in a greased loaf pan.
• Let rise in a warm place, till almost doubled about 1 hour.
• Bake at 375 F for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Cool on rack.

FIG AND FENNEL BREAD

Steps:

• Mix 1 1/4 cups warm water, sugar, and yeast in small bowl. Let stand until mixture bubbles, about 10 minutes. Combine bread flour, 3/4 cup figs, rye flour, fennel seeds, and salt in large bowl of heavy-duty mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Mix using lowest speed; gradually add yeast mixture, mixing until all flour has been incorporated (or to mix by hand, stir vigorously with wooden spoon until dough comes together). Replace paddle with dough hook and knead until smooth and elastic (or to knead by hand, transfer dough to floured work surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes). Place dough in oiled bowl; turn to coat. Cover with plastic wrap, then kitchen towel and let dough rise in warm draft-free area until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
• Turn dough out onto work surface and knead gently until deflated. Knead in remaining 3/4 cup figs. Cut dough in half; shape each piece into 12-inch-long loaf. Brush rimmed baking sheet with oil; transfer loaves to sheet, spacing apart. Cover with plastic, then kitchen towel; let rise in warm draft-free area until almost doubled in volume, about 35 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake bread until crust is golden and loaves sound hollow when tapped, about 45 minutes. Cool bread on rack.

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.