Sweet Delicious Apricot Almond Banana Bread Food

APRICOT, BANANA AND BUTTERMILK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180ºC. Line a loaf pan (base about 22cm long x 10cm wide) with non-stick baking paper.
• Sift flours, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, salt and cinnamon into a large bowl. Stir in sugar and dried apricots.
• Combine buttermilk, vanilla, eggs and mashed banana in a large jug. Whisk until well combined. Make a well in the centre of dry ingredients. Using a metal spoon, gently fold egg mixture into dry ingredients until well combined.
• Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely. Slice and serve.

BANANA-APRICOT WALNUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 2 x 5-inch pans or one 9 x 5-inch pan.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, milk, and vanilla. At low speed, alternately beat flour mixture and mashed bananas into butter mixture. Stir in apricots and chopped nuts.
• Spoon batter prepared pan(s). Bake until golden brown and a wooden pick placed in the center comes out clean (about 40 minutes for small pans and 50 minutes for a large pan). You can place foil over the top for the last 15 minutes if the bread is becoming too brown.
• Note: The bread has a better flavor when it is wrapped and sits overnight (chilled or at room temperature).

APRICOT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar; add eggs, mix well.
• Mix bananas and buttermilk.
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda,and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana mixture.
• Stir in bran, apricots, and nuts.
• Pour in greased 9in loaf pan.
• Bake at 350* for 55-60 minutes, until bread tests done.
• Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.

APRICOT ALMOND BREAD ( BREADMAKER 1 1/2 LB. LOAF)

Steps:

• Measure all ingredients into bread machine pan in the order suggested by manufacturer, adding apricots and nuts with flour.
• Process in basic/white bread cycle; light or medium/normal color crust setting, depending on how your machine bakes.
• Remove baked bread from pan; cool on wire rack.