- 1/2 cup [125 mL] dried apricots
- 1/2 cup [125 mL] raisins
- Juice of 1 orange
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon [5 mL] vanilla
- 2 tablespoons [30 g] softened butter
- 2 cups [280 g] flour
- 1 teaspoon [5 mL] baking soda
- 1/2 cup [100 g] sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] salt
- 2 teaspoons [10 mL] baking powder
- 1/2 cup [125 mL] chopped walnuts
- Cold water
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- Just cover apricots and raisins with cold water; leave to soak for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F [180°C].
- Reserving soaking water, press swollen fruits through a sieve.
- Measure orange juice and, if needed, pour in enough reserved soaking water to get 1 cup [250 mL] liquid.
- Pour soaking water mixture into ground fruits.
- Mix beaten egg and vanilla into softened butter; stir into fruits mixture.
- Sift together flour, baking soda, sugar, salt and baking powder.
- Fold dry ingredients and chopped walnuts into fruits mixture.
- Pour into a bread pan.
- Bake into preheated oven, for 1 hour.
- Unmold; leave to cool completely, onto a wire rack.
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