Categories: Bread

Ingredients

• * 2 1/2 cups dried apricots, chopped
• * 1 cup chopped pecans
• * 4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• * 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• * 2 cups sugar
• * 2 large eggs
• * 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon baking powder
• * 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• * 1/2 teaspoon salt
• * 1 1/2 cups orange juice

Directions

1. Combine chopped apricot and warm water to cover in a large bowl; let stand 30 minutes. Drain apricot. Stir in pecans and 1/2 cup flour; set aside.

2. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.

3. Combine remaining 3 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with orange juice, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in apricot mixture.

4. Spoon into 2 greased and floured 8- x 4-inch loafpans; let stand at room temperature 20 minutes.

5. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely on wire rack.

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