Best 7 Dried Blueberry Cranberry Or Apricot Banana Nut Bread Recipes

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.

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.

BANANA-BLUEBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Beat butter in a large bowl until nice and creamy. Add sugar and mix until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, mixing until blended. Mix in bananas and vanilla extract.
• Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in another bowl. Mix into the banana mixture and fold in blueberries. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and let sit in the pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a plate.

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.

BLUEBERRY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 3 small loaf pans.
• Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add 1 egg and allow to blend into the butter mixture before adding the second egg along with vanilla extract. Beat mashed bananas thoroughly into the mixture. Add flour mixture in small increments while beating until just combined into a thick batter. Fold blueberries into the batter; pour into prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

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.

BLUEBERRY CRANBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Grease two standard size loaf pans.
• Mix cranberries, blueberries and granulated sugar together in saucepan, cooking over medium heat and stirring until sugar is dissloved.
• Remove from heat and set fruit aside to cool.
• Mix brown sugar and butter in mixing bowl and beat until blended. Add eggs and beat well.
• Stir in buttermilk.
• Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl and stir until well mixed.
• Add to butter mixture and stir until just blended.
• Stir in fruit and sugar mixture.
• Spoon batter into greased loaf pans.
• Bake for 1 hour and ten minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into center.
• Remove and cool.