What We Cook: Orange-Apricot Sweet Bread ~ page 321

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Thursday, April 1, 2010

Orange-Apricot Sweet Bread ~ page 321

The fragrance of this bread baking will get the interest of anyone in the house wanting to be on hand for the first slice...in this case, it was my grandaughter, Lillian!

Orange-Apricot Sweet Bread is at its finest right out of the oven.

The recipe make 1 regular loaf, or two half-size loaves. I like this size pan because it cooks faster and there is less chance of a gooey middle happening when you slice into it. The orange zest is a bright addition to the apricots.

Most tea breads seem like they have the flavors of fall or the holidays--but this one feels like spring, so now is a great time to bake up a loaf. Lillian got several slices of this one!

NOTE: I decided to change up a bit on the amounts in the ingredient list. Please change your books list of ingredients to 2 full eggs (instead of 1 egg and 1 yolk), and also up the baking powder (actually misspelled in the book--oops!) to 1 full teaspoon (instead of 3/4 teaspoon).