Apricot Nut Bread

11 Reviews

“If you like apricots--you'll love this one.” - by JJOHN32

Ingredients

1 (15 ounce) can apricot halves
1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

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Original recipe yields 1 loaf

Directions

Drain apricots, and save syrup. Puree apricots in a food processor, adding syrup if necessary to make 1 cup.
Whisk together the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt.
In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, and beat fill fluffy. Add flour mixture alternately with apricot puree to the creamed mixture. Stir in nuts. Spread batter into a greased and floured 9 x 5 loaf pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool on a rack.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (12 total)

Calories
222 cal
11%

Fat
9.9 g
15%

Carbs
30.6 g
10%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (11)

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DEB MCMEEN

Jun. 2, 2003

"Delicate flavor, not as strongly "apricot" tasting as I had hoped, but still very good. I doubled the recipe, and it didn't take it long to completely disappear...." See more"

ROSEGRABOWSKI

Jun. 2, 2003

"Good, but not very apricot-y. I used several fresh skinned apricots, pureed one cup, and then finely diced one more apricot to add some texture. The flavor was still barely there, but a good tasting..." See more bread anyway."

4girls4me

Feb. 11, 2009

"I tried this recipe because I had some canned apricots I wasn't sure what to do with. I would absolutely make this again. The whole family loved it. I did make 2 changes; I sustituted margarine for th..." See moree shortening and I substituted pecans for the walnuts. It was moist and the flavor was great!"

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