Ingredients
- 1 egg see note (beaten)
- 220 gr sifted all-purpose flour
- 150 gr ripe banana pulp see note
- 130 gr sugar
- 70 gr broken nutmeats
- 65 gr apricots (finely chopped dried)
- 65 gr shortening
- 10 gr double-acting baking powder
- 1 gr salt
- 1 gr lemon rind (grated)
Preheat oven to 350. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Blend shortening, sugar and lemon rind until creamy. Beat in eggs and banana. Add the sifted ingredients in about 3 parts to the sugar mixture. Beat the batter after each addition until smooth. Fold in nuts and apricots. Place the batter in a greased 8.5 x 4.5 loaf pan. Bake the bread about 1 hour or until done. Cool before slicing.
