Quick Bread Recipe ∼ Spicy Apricot Loaf

This is a great tea time bread. It's wholesome, spicy, lightly sweet and delicious.

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup chopped dried apricots
• ½ cup pineapple juice
• 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• ¾ cup buttermilk

Cooking Directions

1. Place apricots and pineapple juice in a small saucepan. Warm over medium heat until bubbling. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
3. In a large bowl, mix together whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar, ginger, coriander and cinnamon.
4. In a separate bowl, beat together egg, vegetable oil and buttermilk; combine with cooled apricot mixture. Gradually stir buttermilk/apricot mixture into flour mixture until blended. Pour batter into prepared 9x5 inch loaf pan.
5. Bake in preheated oven for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool 5 minutes then loosen sides of loaf with a blunt knife. Remove from pan and allow to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.

Nutrition Facts

• calories140.8
• carbohydrateContent25 g
• cholesterolContent16.1 mg
• fatContent3.3 g
• fiberContent2.5 g
• proteinContent4.1 g
• saturatedFatContent0.5 g
• sodiumContent189.3 mg
• sugarContent7.1 g