Apricot Nut Bread Abm Food

GOLDEN APRICOT NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325 F (165 C/Gas 3).
• Generously grease and flour a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan or line it with parchment paper and grease the paper.
• Pour the 3/4 cup of boiling water over apricots; let stand 15 minutes.
• In a medium bowl combine the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir with a spoon or whisk to blend thoroughly. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter, sugar, eggs and corn syrup together until smooth and well blended. Stir in chopped apricots with water in which they were soaked and then add the chopped nuts.
• Gradually stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture; stir until blended.
• Spoon the batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour and 10 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center of the loaf comes out clean.
• Cool the apricot bread in the pan for 10 minutes.
• Run a knife all around the edge of the pan and then carefully turn the bread out. If the pan was lined with parchment paper, lift it out with the ends of the paper and carefully peel the paper off. Cool the bread completely on a rack. Slice to serve.
• Makes one large loaf of apricot nut bread. Tips and Variations

APRICOT & MACADAMIA EGGNOG BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk the first 6 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk eggs, 2-1/2 cups eggnog, oil, orange zest and orange juice until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in apricots and macadamia nuts., Transfer to 2 greased 9-x5-in. loaf pans. Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For glaze, in a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and enough eggnog to reach drizzling consistency. Spoon over loaves. Freeze option: Securely wrap cooled loaves in foil, then freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature.

APRICOT NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, cook the apricots in water until soft; drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Generously grease and lightly flour two 7x3x2-inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; mix well.
• Stir in butter, milk, orange juice, and egg; mix well.
• Fold in dried apricots, nuts, and orange peel.
• Spoon into prepared pans.
• Bake 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on rack 15 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Cool completely.

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.

APRICOT, ORANGE, CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat in the orange zest and eggs, 1 at a time. Add the orange juice and milk and beat until mixed thoroughly. It will appear curdled.
• Add the flour mixture and beat until it is just moistened. Stir in the apricots, walnuts, and cranberries.
• Place baking rack in middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour five 5 3/4- by 2 1/4-inch loaf pans.
• Pour the batter into the pans. Bake for 45 minutes. Test for doneness with a toothpick - it should come out clean. Remove the bread from the pans, transfer to a wire rack, and let them cool on their sides.

APRICOT SPICE BREAD (ABM)

Steps:

• Place the apricots and water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Remove from the heat and allow to steep for 5 minutes.
• Drain the apricots, RESERVING the liquid, and spread them out on a double thickness of paper towels. Allow the apricots and the liquid to cool to room temperature.
• Finely chop the apricots.
• Measure the reserved cooking liquid and add enough apricot nectar to measure 7/8 cup.
• Place all ingredients in machine according to manufacturers directions - EXCEPT APRICOTS.
• Program the breadmaker for the medium crust mode and whatever setting your machine has for adding things later, and press start.
• At the end of the mixing cycle and just before the kneading cycle begins, (or when machine beeps) add the chopped apricots.
• Remove bread at the end of the baking cycle promptly. Allow to cool on wire rack completely before slicing or wrapping for storage.

APRICOT NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a non-stick 9 by 5 inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Measure all ingredients into a large mixer bowl.
• Beat on medium speed for 30 seconds, scrape sides and bottom of bowl.
• Pour into pan and bake in preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes; turn out and cool thoroughly.
• Slice into 16 even slices.

BANANA MACADAMIA NUT BREAD (ABM)

Steps:

• Add all ingredients (except macadamias) to your bread-maker in the order as per your instruction manual.
• Select sweet bread option & crust light and large loaf setting, press start.
• When your machine is ready for add-ins (mine beeps) add the macadamias.

APRICOT GRAPE-NUTS BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Soak apricots in boiling water.
• Pour yogurt over cereal to soak while mixing other ingredients.
• Sift flours with baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
• Add egg, oil, and honey to cereal mixture and mix well.
• Then add flour mixture and stir only enough to dampen flour.
• Drain apricots. Chop finely and stir into batter.
• Pour into greased 8 x 4 inch loaf pan.
• Bake at for about 50-60 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan and finish cooling on rack.
• Wrap in wax paper and store several hours or overnight before slicing.

ALMOND HONEY-WHOLE WHEAT BREAD (1 1/2-POUND RECIPE)

Steps:

• Make 1 1/2-pound recipe for bread machines that use 3 cups flour, or make 1-pound recipe for bread machines that use 2 cups flour.
• Measure carefully, placing all ingredients in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
• Select Basic/White cycle. Use Medium or Light crust color.
• Remove baked bread from pan and cool on wire rack.

APRICOT NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Soak apricots in a 1/4 cup hot water for 30 minutes and then drain well.
• 2. Sift dry ingredients. Add eggs, orange juice and melted butter. Fold in apricots and nuts.
• 3. Pour into greased and floured 9 X 5 inch loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes. Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

APRICOT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine bananas and buttermilk. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana, beating well after each addition. Stir in bran, apricots and nuts. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

WALNUT BEER BREAD (ABM)

Steps:

• Put everything in the bread machine according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Add the nuts and raisins during the add-in cycle or 5 minutes before the final kneading is done.