Apricot Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (17 oz.) can apricot halves
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. chopped nuts (optional)
2/3 c. sugar
1/3 c. Crisco
2 eggs
3 Tbsp. orange juice

Preparation

Drain apricots, reserving syrup.
Puree apricots in blender. Add enough syrup to puree to measure 1 cup.
Sift together flour, powder, soda and salt.
Mix in nuts.
Cream together sugar and Crisco.
Beat in eggs.
Stir in orange juice and apricot puree. Add flour mixture and mix well.
Pour batter into greased 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 40 to 45 minutes.
May be frozen.