Apricot Tea Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup dried apricot
boiling water (enough to cover apricots for soaking)
2 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons canola oil (or melted butter, for richer flavor)
1/2 cup orange juice
1 cup pecans, chopped

Preparation

Place apricots in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Soak for 1/2 hour.
Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F Coat a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Drain apricots, reserving 1/4 cup of the soaking water.
Finely chop apricots. Set aside.
Sift together dry ingredients. Set aside.
Cream together the egg, sugar and oil.
Add flour mixture to egg mixture alternately with orange juice and reserved soaking water. Stir in apricots and pecans.
Spread batter in loaf pan and bake 1-1 1/4 hours, or until wooden pick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.
Turn out onto wire rack and cool.