Apricot Nutmeg Bread Recipes

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, cook the apricots in water until soft; drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Generously grease and lightly flour two 7x3x2-inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt; mix well.
• Stir in butter, milk, orange juice, and egg; mix well.
• Fold in dried apricots, nuts, and orange peel.
• Spoon into prepared pans.
• Bake 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool on rack 15 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Cool completely.

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place the first nine ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select sweet bread cycle. Choose medium crust color and loaf size if available. Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons water or flour if needed). Just before final kneading (your machine may audibly signal this), add apricots.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking powder and salt. Set aside 1 tablespoon baby food for glaze. In another bowl, beat the egg, 3/4 cup milk, oil, 1 teaspoon almond extract and remaining baby food. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in almonds and apricots. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , For glaze, combine the confectioners' sugar, reserved baby food, and remaining milk and extract until smooth. Drizzle over bread.

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, pour boiling water over apricots; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Whisk the egg, apricot nectar and butter; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Drain apricots; fold into batter with pecans and orange zest. , Transfer to an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack., For glaze, combine the brown sugar, butter and milk in a small saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until butter is melted and mixture is smooth. Cool to room temperature; drizzle over bread. Sprinkle with pecans.

Steps:

• Put ingredients beginning with water through yeast in bread machine, in order given.
• Select sweet bread cycle, with medium crust color and loaf size if available.
• Check dough after 5 minutes of mixing and add 1-2 tbl. water or flour, if needed.
• Just before final knead, at beep, add apricots and nutmeg.

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except preserves, walnuts, and apricots into bread machine in the proper order for your machine. Use dough cycle. As the bread kneads, adjust the liquid to flour ratio if needed.
• At the end of the dough cycle, remove dough and place on floured board. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
• Roll out into a rectangle, brush with apricot preserves, and sprinkle walnuts and apricots on top. Roll up into a loaf, place in greased bread pan, cover, and let rise for 45 minutes.
• At the end of the rising time, slash down the center, brush with a little beaten egg or egg substitute and milk, and bake in a preheated 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for 25-30 minutes. Remove bread from pan, place on rack, and let cool.

Steps:

• Non-bread machine: In large bowl mix yeast, Splenda brown sugar, Splenda for baking or sugar, powdered milk, cardmon (if using), nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, whole wheat flour, bread flour and salt.
• Mix oil, lemon juice, egg substitute and warm water. Add to dry ingredients and with a dough hock on a stand mixer mix till soft ball forms.
• Bread machine: Place all ingredints, except filling into bread machine and run on dough cycle till end of dough cycle.
• Place dough on a floured board; cover and let rest for 10-15 minutes.
• Roll into a rectangle that is about 1/2 inch thick.
• Spread apricot jam over dough leaving 1/2 inch edge all the way around. Sprinkle with chopped figs. Roll up, sealing edges and placing in a greased loaf pan.
• Let rise in a warm place, till almost doubled about 1 hour.
• Bake at 375 F for 30 to 35 minutes.
• Cool on rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk the first 6 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk eggs, 2-1/2 cups eggnog, oil, orange zest and orange juice until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in apricots and macadamia nuts., Transfer to 2 greased 9-x5-in. loaf pans. Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For glaze, in a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and enough eggnog to reach drizzling consistency. Spoon over loaves. Freeze option: Securely wrap cooled loaves in foil, then freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.
• In a separate bowl, combine milk, honey, egg and oil; pour over dry ingredients. Stir just enough to moisten flour.
• Gently fold in apricots and walnuts.
• Pour into a greased loaf pan; Bake in 350° oven 60 to 70 minutes or until done.
• Remove from oven; let stand on rack about 10 minutes. Remove from pan.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a non-stick 9 by 5 inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Measure all ingredients into a large mixer bowl.
• Beat on medium speed for 30 seconds, scrape sides and bottom of bowl.
• Pour into pan and bake in preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Allow to cool in pan for 5 minutes; turn out and cool thoroughly.
• Slice into 16 even slices.