Lois Apricot Casserole Food

APRICOT CHEESE LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• Pour boiling water over apricot pieces in a small bowl. Cool.
• In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and dates.
• In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine, cream cheese, and sugar. Beat in eggs, one at a time, until smooth. Stir in cooled apricots and water. Pour in flour mixture, and stir until moistened. Turn batter into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until it tests done. Let stand 10 minutes. Remove from pan to rack. Cool.

MISS MARY'S FAMOUS APRICOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In greased casserole dish arrange apricot halves cut side up.
• Sprinkle with brown sugar, then cracker crumbs.
• Dot crumbs with butter.
• Bake at 350 for 35 minutes, or until casserole has thickened and is crusty on top.

APRICOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Drain apricots, reserving 3/4 cup juice. Place apricots in a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. melt 1/2 cup butter; add the brown sugar, flour and reserved juice. Pour over apricots., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes. melt remaining butter; toss with crackers crumbs. Sprinkle over top. Bake 15-20 minutes longer or until golden brown.

BRUNCH APRICOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 325.
• in a 2 quart casserole, layer 1/2 of the fruits.
• sprinkle with one half the Cracker crumbs and brown sugar.
• repeat layers and pour melted butter over top.
• Bake 40 minutes or until bubbly.

LAMB & APRICOT STEW

Steps:

• In a medium-sized pan, heat 1 tbsp of the oil. Season the meat and fry briefly until browned. Remove from the pan and add the remaining oil. Add the onion, garlic and ginger, and fry with a little seasoning. Cook for 5 mins until soft, then add the spice mix, tomato purée, apricots and stock, and return the lamb to the pan. Simmer gently for 25 mins. Serve with warm couscous, mint or coriander leaves, and lemon wedges.

LOIS' APRICOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Remove seeds from apricots and drain in colander for 1 - 1 1/2 hours. Turn apricot cavities up in glass baking dish and sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice to marinate overnight in refrigerator. Just before baking, coarsely crumble crackers over apricots; drizzle with butter, and bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes.

PORK WITH SPICED APRICOTS

Steps:

• Heat the grill to medium and put the pork steaks on to a large baking tray lined with foil to catch the juices. Brush with a little oil and season to taste. Arrange the apricots around the pork, cut side up. Dot the apricots with the butter, then sprinkle with the chilli and sugar.
• Grill for 15 mins, turning the pork over half way through, until cooked and golden and the apricots are soft and sticky, but still holding their shape. Serve the apricots alongside the pork, drizzled with any sticky juices - great with vegetables and mash.

APRICOT BARLEY CASSEROLE

Steps:

• preheat oven to 325.
• grease a 13x9 baking dish.
• in a large skillet add 2 tbsp butter, heat pine nuts until lightly toasted.
• remove and set aside.
• in same skillet heat remaining butter, saute barley and scallions until tender, 2-3 minutes.
• add broth, bring to a boil.
• stir in apricots, raisins, and nuts.
• pour into the grease baking dish and bake uncovered for 1 1/4 hrs or until barley is tender.

APRICOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 300
• 2. Drain apricots and place in casserole dish.
• 3. Top with sugar, then cracker crumbs and then butter.
• 4. Bake for 1 hour.

APRICOT CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Coat chicken pieces in flour and place in casserole dish.
• Sprinkle contents of soup packet over chicken.
• Pour apricot nectar over chicken.
• Cover casserole dish and bake at 180 C for 1 1/2 hours.
• Serve over boiled rice.