Banana Bran Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sifted unbleached all-purpose flour (6 oz., 170g)
1/2 tsp. salt (if desired)
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. dried apricots (3 oz., 85g)
3/4 c. sugar (5 1/2 oz., 155g)
2 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 stick unsalted butter (4 oz., 115g; at room temperature), cut into 6 pieces
4 small very ripe bananas (1 lb., 455g total), peeled and cut into 1-inch (2.5cm) chunks
1 c. All-Bran cereal
3/4 c. pecans (2 1/2 oz., 70g)

Preparation

Adjust oven rack to lower third position and preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (170\u00b0C).
Generously butter 9 x 5 x 3-inch (23 x 13 x 8cm) loaf pan.
(Larger pan will yield flat, wide loaf; smaller pan will produce narrow, tall loaf.)
Insert metal blade and put flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and apricots into work bowl. Pulse 6 to 8 times, in pulses lasting 1 second each, just until apricots are very coarsely chopped.
Remove and set aside.