Banana Apricot Loaf Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, stir in the mashed bananas.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt. Blend the banana mixture into the flour mixture; stirring just to combine. Fold in the nuts.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Soak apricots in warm water for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a bowl, cream the sugar, butter and egg. Stir in orange juice. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until combined. Drain apricots well; add to batter with nuts. Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool 10 minutes in pan before removing to a wire rack.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325F. Coat an 8-cup Bundt pan with non stick cooking spray. Take 3 tablespoons of the almond slivers and sprinkle in evenly in bottom of pan. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add apricots and remaining almonds. Mix well.
• In a medium bowl, combine remaining ingredients and whisk well. Add to dry ingredients and stir just until combined. Do not over mix.
• Pour into pan over almonds. Bake 50-55 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
• Serve with ice cream or dusted with powdered sugar.

Steps:

• Put the bran flakes, sultanas, apricots, sugar and milk into a bowl and mix well. Leave to soak for an hour.
• Preheat oven to a moderate heat.
• Grease and line a loaf pan (10 x 21cm). Add the banana and walnuts to the soaking mixture and fold in the sifted flour. Mix well and put mix into the loaf pan. Smooth the top of the loaf and sprinkle with oats.
• Bake for one hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre of loaf comes out clean.
• Cool loaf on wire rack.
• When cold slice and serve with butter.

Steps:

• put sugar, water, dates,apricots, butter and bi-carb into a pot.
• stir over low heat until butter and sugar is melted.
• in a bowl place flour , mashed banana and eggs.
• stir the pot mixture into the flour mixture, making sure to mix well.
• place into two well greased and lined pan loaves.
• bake at 190 degrees celcius, for 35 minutes test to make sure it is cooked in the middle.
• ENJOY !
• freezes really well !