Fruit Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dried apricot
• 1 large orange
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups nuts, chopped
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. grease and flour loaf pan.
• 2 in a bowl, cover apricots and raisins with water and soak for 1/2 hour. drain.
• 3 squeeze orange, and add enough hot water to make 1 cup.
• 4 reserve half of the orange peel.
• 5 in food processor, chop apricots,orange peel, and raisins.
• 6 sift together flour, powder, soda, sugar, and salt.
• 7 add fruits, nuts, and juice.
• 8 beat together egg, butter, and vanilla.
• 9 add to batter.
• 10 pour into loaf pan.
• 11 bake at 350 for 50 minutes.
• 12 cool 10 mins then remove from pan to rack until completely cool.