Beehive-Oven Apricot Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. dried apricots
1 c. boiling water
4 Tbsp. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cut dried apricots into pieces with scissors.
Cover with boiling water.
Let stand 1 hour.
Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, apricots and water in which apricots were soaked.
Sift together flour, baking soda and salt and blend into batter.
Add nuts.
Pour into 8 x 5 x 3-inch or 2 small buttered bread pans. Bake at 325\u00b0 for 1 hour or until the bread tests done.