Lemon Apricot Tea Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease the bottom of a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• In a small saucepan, heat the milk over medium heat until hot but not boiling; remove from heat and add tea bags. Cover and let steep 6 to 7 minutes; remove tea bags, gently squeezing out milk, discard bags. Let cool.
• In a medium bowl, stir together flours, 3/4 cup sugar, baking powder and salt. In another medium bowl, combine egg, oil, lemon juice and 1 cup of the cooled milk tea. (Mixture will curdle slightly.) Add the egg mixture to the dry mixture and stir just until moistened. Fold in lemon peel an apricots.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes, until a wooden toothpick inserted near the middle comes out clean.
• Meanwhile stir the remaining milk tea with 2 tbsps of sugar. While bread is still in pan brush tea-sugar mixture over the top of the loaf. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes then remove to wire rack to cool.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. , Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Fold in apricots and pecans. , Spoon into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. For topping, combine flour and sugar in a small bowl; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350°; grease a 9-inch loaf pan.
• Cut the apricots into small pieces and places in a bowl; add the boiling water and set aside to cool.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the egg, vanilla, sugar and oil; beat until blended.
• Gradually add the apricot mixture, beating constantly.
• Add the flour mixture and beat until smooth; stir in the nuts, then scrape the dough into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour.
• Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then loosen with spatulas and transfer to a rack; cool then wrap in foil and store in the fridge for at least 12 hours before serving.

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:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; beat into creamed mixture alternately with milk. Fold in blueberries., Pour into a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. , Combine the confectioners' sugar and lemon juice until smooth; drizzle over warm bread.

Steps:

• Place apricots in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak for 1/2 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Coat a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Drain apricots, reserving 1/4 cup of the soaking water.
• Finely chop apricots. Set aside.
• Sift together dry ingredients. Set aside.
• Cream together the egg, sugar and oil.
• Add flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with orange juice and reserved soaking water. Stir in apricots and pecans.
• Spread batter in loaf pan and bake 1-1 1/4 hours, or until wooden pick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.
• Turn out onto wire rack and cool.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 9x5-inch (1 1/2-quart) glass loaf dish with shortening or cooking spray.
• In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. In medium bowl, beat eggs and granulated sugar with wire whisk. Stir in milk, butter, 2 teaspoons lemon peel and the apricots. Using rubber spatula, fold wet ingredients into dry ingredients just until moistened (batter may be slightly lumpy; do not overmix). Pour into dish.
• Bake 1 hour or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
• In small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over bread. Garnish with lemon peel strips. Cut with serrated knife.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Generously grease and flour an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 -inch loaf pan. In a medium bowl, mix baking soda with hot water. Add apricots and let stand for 10 minutes. In a large mixer bowl at low speed, beat sugar, butter, egg, lemon rind, vanilla and salt until well blended. Add flour and apricot mixture. Beat just until flour is moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into pan.Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack. Serve with softened cream cheese or honey butter if desired.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and lemon zest; beat well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. , Transfer to a 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm bread.

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Stir in blueberries and orange zest. In another bowl, beat eggs; add milk and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve with cream cheese if desired.