Apricot Tea Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb dried apricot (about 1 1/2 cup)
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice, strained
• 1/2 cup almonds, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 place apricots in a small saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil. remove from heat and let stand undisturbed for 30 minutes. drain, reserving 1/4 cup apricot liquid. cut the softened apricots into small pieces and set aside.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees. grease and flour a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• 3 combine flour, salt, baking powder and sift two times into large mixing bowl. place butter in a smaller bowl and beat in sugar with electric mixer. add egg and beat well. beat in the reserved apricot liquid and orange juice. with a rubber spatula scrape the mixture into the flour mixture. mix only until all the lumps have disappeared. do not over mix. add reserved apricots and almonds and mix briefly.
• 4 scrape batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 1 hour. allow to cool 10 minutes in the pan. remove from pan and cool on rack.
• 5 serve sliced thin. spread with unsalted butter.