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Apricot Banana Bread

Name: Apricot Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 1 loaf (16 slices).
Ingredients: 1/3 cup butter, softened; 2/3 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 medium); 1/4 cup buttermilk; 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup 100% bran cereal (not flakes); 3/4 cup chopped dried apricots (about 6 ounces); 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 55 min.

Makes

1 loaf (16 slices)

Updated: Sep. 24, 2022

Making this delightfully different twist on traditional banana bread is fun. It tastes excellent spread with cream cheese or butter. When I take this bread to bake sales, it really goes fast. I also make it in small loaf pan to give as gifts. I discovered the recipe in 1955 and have been making it since. —Betty Hull, Stoughton, Wisconsin

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Ingredients

1/3 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 medium)
1/4 cup buttermilk
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup 100% bran cereal (not flakes)
3/4 cup chopped dried apricots (about 6 ounces)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

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.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 196 calories, 7g fat (3g saturated fat), 37mg cholesterol, 197mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.

Apricot Banana Bread

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