Banana-Apricot Bread

Yield
1 loaf
Ingredients
* 3 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 cup granulated sugar
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 4 tablespoons chilled butter, cut into small pieces
* 1/2 cup chopped pecans
* 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
* 2 large, very ripe bananas, peeled and mashed
* 1 cup buttermilk
* 2 eggs, beaten


Preparation
Heat oven to 350º F. Lightly coat a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan with vegetable cooking spray. Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Using your fingertips or a pastry blender, work the butter into the dry ingredients until it looks like coarse crumbs. Mix in the pecans and apricots. Stir in the bananas, buttermilk, and eggs until well blended. Pour into pan. Bake 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. Turn onto a wire rack.

VARIATIONS: Substitute 1/2 cup flaked coconut or any dried fruit (such as golden or brown raisins or dates) for the dried apricots.

Nutritional Information
Calories: 451 (0% from fat)
Fat: 13g (sat 5g)
Protein: 9mg
Carbohydrate: 77g
Fiber: 4g
Cholesterol: 69mg
Iron: 3mg
Sodium: 332mg
Calcium: 134mg

source by:myrecipes.com
recipes by:Jane Kirby, Real Simple
Photo: Maura McEvoy