Spicy Apricot Bread

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup chopped dried apricots
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup buttermilk

Instructions

1. Place apricots and pineapple juice in a small saucepan. Warm over medium heat until bubbling. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
3. In a large bowl, mix together whole-wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, brown sugar, ginger, coriander, and cinnamon.
4. In a separate bowl, beat together egg, vegetable oil and buttermilk; combine with cooled apricot mixture.
5. Gradually stir buttermilk/apricot mixture into flour mixture until blended. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
6. Bake for 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.
7. Let cool for 5 minutes, then loosen sides of loaf with a blunt knife. Remove from pan and allow to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.