Apricot Bread

Directions

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   Soak apricots
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   1/2 hour.
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   Drain and chop or cut up with scissors.
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   Beat egg until
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   light;
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   stir in sugar and mix well. Stir in butter.
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   Sift
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   flour
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   with rest of dry ingredients and add alternately with orange
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    juice
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    and
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    water.
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    Add
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    nuts and apricots and mix well.
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    Pour batter into well greased loaf pan ( 9 x 5-inches) and bake
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    for
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    1
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    hour
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    and 15 minutes in 350° oven. (Also makes 3 small loaves, baked about 1 hour.)