Apple-apricot bread
1 servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
⅔ | cup | WATER, BOILING |
1 | cup | APRICOT, DICED |
2 | cups | FLOUR, ALL-PURPOSE |
2½ | teaspoon | BAKING POWDER |
¼ | teaspoon | BAKING SODA |
½ | teaspoon | SALT |
½ | teaspoon | ALLSPICE |
MILK | ||
½ | cup | SHORTENING |
¾ | cup | SUGAR |
EGG, BEATEN | ||
1 | cup | APPLE, CHOPPED |
¾ | cup | WALNUTS, CHOPPED |
Directions
Pour boiling water over dried apricots and let stand. Sift flour, baking powder, soda, salt and allspice. Add milk to apricot juice to make ⅔ c.
Beat the shortening adding sugar gradually. Beat in the egg. Add dry ingredients alternately with the liquid. Fold in the fruit and walnuts.
Spoon into a greased and floured pan, 9x5. Bake in 350F oven for 1 hour.
Cool on rack.