Best 4 Apricot Banana Bread Recipes

APRICOT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine bananas and buttermilk. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana, beating well after each addition. Stir in bran, apricots and nuts. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

DRIED BLUEBERRY, CRANBERRY OR APRICOT BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• preheat oven to 350degrees.
• grease bottom and 1in up the sides of TWO bread 7 1/2x3 1/2x2in bread pans; set aside.
• combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• in a medium mixing bowl, or food processor, combine eggs, bananas, sugar and butter. (I use I Can't Beleive It's Not Butter). Mix for 30 seconds.
• fold in nuts of your choice.
• spoon batter into prepared pans.
• bake at 350 for 40-45minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of bread comes clean.
• cool in pan on a wire rack for 10minutes. remove from pan. cool completely on a wire rack and enjoy.

BANANA-APRICOT WALNUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 2 x 5-inch pans or one 9 x 5-inch pan.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, milk, and vanilla. At low speed, alternately beat flour mixture and mashed bananas into butter mixture. Stir in apricots and chopped nuts.
• Spoon batter prepared pan(s). Bake until golden brown and a wooden pick placed in the center comes out clean (about 40 minutes for small pans and 50 minutes for a large pan). You can place foil over the top for the last 15 minutes if the bread is becoming too brown.
• Note: The bread has a better flavor when it is wrapped and sits overnight (chilled or at room temperature).

APRICOT-BANANA QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas. Combine the flour, wheat germ, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into the banana mixture. Stir in apricots and lemon zest., Transfer to a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. , Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.