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Orange-Apricot Sweet Bread





Yields
Makes a 4 1/2-by 8 1/2-inch loaf; 6 to 8 servings

Notes: If making ahead, package bread airtight when cool. Hold at room temperature up to 5 days; freeze to store longer. To reheat, unwrap bread (but leave it in its paper mold) and put in a 350° oven for 5 to 7 minutes.

Orange-Apricot Sweet Bread




James Carrier
  About 1/2 cup (1/4 lb.) butter or margarine
  About 2/3 cup sugar
 1/2 teaspoon hulled cardamom seed, crushed
 1 tablespoon finely shredded orange peel
 1 large egg
 1 large egg yolk
 1/2 cup sour cream
 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  About 1 cup all-purpose flour
 1/2 cup diced dried apricots
Step 1
1

In a bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter, 2/3 cup sugar, and cardamom with a mixer until fluffy. Add orange peel, egg, egg yolk, and sour cream. Beat to mix well.

Step 2
2

Stir together soda, baking powder, 1 cup flour, and diced apricots. Add to butter mixture and stir until evenly blended.

Step 3
3

Butter and flour-dust a 5- to 6-cup baking pan or paper baking mold (5 in. wide, 3 in. deep; 7 in. wide, 2 1/2 in. deep; 4 1/2- by 8 1/2 -in. loaf pan; or 8-in. square or round cake pan).

Step 4
4

Scrape batter into pan and spread level. If using smaller molds, fill no more than 1/3 full. (You'll have about 1 1/2 cups batter.)

Step 5
5

Sprinkle batter evenly (in one or more pans) with 1 tablespoon sugar.

Step 6
6

Bake on rack slightly below center in a 350° oven until bread springs back when lightly pressed in center, and just begins to pull from pan sides, 35 to 40 minutes for the whole loaf, less for smaller portions.

Step 7
7

Let cool on a rack. Serve warm or cool, inverted from pan, then turned top side up.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 0

Amount Per Serving
Calories 304Calories from Fat 47
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 16g25%

Saturated Fat 9.8g50%
Cholesterol 92mg31%
Sodium 224mg10%
Total Carbohydrate 37g13%

Dietary Fiber 1.1g5%
Protein 3.7g8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.