Best 6 Apricot Cranberry Bread Recipes

APRICOT, ORANGE, CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat in the orange zest and eggs, 1 at a time. Add the orange juice and milk and beat until mixed thoroughly. It will appear curdled.
• Add the flour mixture and beat until it is just moistened. Stir in the apricots, walnuts, and cranberries.
• Place baking rack in middle of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour five 5 3/4- by 2 1/4-inch loaf pans.
• Pour the batter into the pans. Bake for 45 minutes. Test for doneness with a toothpick - it should come out clean. Remove the bread from the pans, transfer to a wire rack, and let them cool on their sides.

APRICOT CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, orange zest, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, beat egg, water and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the cranberries., Pour into a greased and floured 9x5-in. loaf pan. Cut apricots in the preserves into small pieces; spoon preserves over batter. Cut through batter with a knife to swirl. Bake at 350° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack.

CRANBERRY-APRICOT BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine apricots and apple juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-8 minutes or until liquid is almost absorbed. Stir in cranberries; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the milk, egg whites, egg, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, nutmeg and cardamom. Add bread cubes; toss to coat. Let stand for 15 minutes. Stir in apricot mixture. , Transfer to an 8-in. square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon whipped topping and 1-1/2 teaspoons chopped walnuts.

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.

HOLIDAY APRICOT CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, process cranberries and sugar just until coarsely ground; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, salt and ginger; stir in walnuts and apricots. In another bowl, combine the egg, orange juice, water, butter, orange zest and vanilla; add cranberry mixture. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Pour into a 9x5-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

APRICOT-CRANBERRY BREAD PUDDING

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Butter a 9 x 12 shallow glass baking dish.
• 3. Sprinkle the diced bread over the bottom.
• 4. Combine milk, cream, eggs, additional yolks, sugar, salt and vanilla. Mix well.
• 5. Pour this mixture over the diced bread using a strainer.
• 6. Sprinkle all the diced dried fruits evenly over the top.
• 7. Place this baking dish into a larger pan filled halfway up the sides with water. Be careful when you move to the oven that none of the water washes over into your pudding mixture. Or you can pour the water into the empty pan as soon as placing both pans into the oven.
• 8. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes.
• 9. NOTE: Will not work or cook properly without the water bath step. Also do not substitue the bread wtih another bread. You can cut away some to the crust from the sour dough french bread if you feel like it has too much crust.