Breakfast Bread Recipe | Apricot Orange Bread

This is a quick and easy recipe. It makes a delicious loaf that is both sweet and tart and has just a touch of chocolate.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ¼ cup butter or margarine, softened
• ½ cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 egg
• 1 ½ cups dried apricots, chopped
• ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup chopped walnuts

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda, set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the orange juice, milk and egg; beat well. Gradually blend in the flour mixture. Stir in the apricots, chocolate chips and walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool loaf in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

• calories329.9
• carbohydrateContent54.2 g
• cholesterolContent18.8 mg
• fatContent11.8 g
• fiberContent3 g
• proteinContent5.3 g
• saturatedFatContent2.9 g
• sodiumContent321.5 mg
• sugarContent31.5 g