Heart-Healthy Apricot-Orange Bread Recipe

April 7th, 2017
Healthy Lifestyle

Heart-Healthy Apricot-Orange Bread Recipe
HEART-HEALTHY APRICOT-ORANGE BREAD

Only 1 egg and very little margarine are used in this low-saturated-fat, low-cholesterol low-sodium bread.

Ingredients
6 oz  package of dried apricots cut into small pieces
2 cups  water
2 Tbsp  margarine
1 cup  sugar
1 egg  slightly beaten
1 Tbsp  freshly grated orange peel
3½ cups  sifted all-purpose flour
½ cup  nonfat dry milk powder
2 tsp  baking powder
1 tsp  baking soda
1 tsp  salt
½ cup  orange juice
½ cup  chopped pecans

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350º F. Lightly oil two 9x5-inch loaf pan.
2. Cook apricots in water in a covered medium-size saucepan for 10-15 minutes or until tender but not mushy. Drain; reserve 3/4 cup liquid. Set apricots aside to cool.
3. Cream together margarine and sugar. By hand, beat in egg and orange peel.
4. Sift together flour, dry milk, baking powder, soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture alternately with reserved apricot liquid and orange juice.
5. Stir apricot pieces and pecans into batter.
6. Turn batter into prepared pans.
7. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until bread springs back when lightly touched in center.
8. Cool 5 minutes in pan. Remove from pan and completely cool on wire rack before slicing.

Yield: 2 loaves--Serving Size: 1/2-inch slice

Nutrition Facts
Each serving provides:
Calories: 97
Total fat: 2 g
Saturated fat: less than 1 g
Cholesterol: 6 mg
Sodium: 113 mg

Article Source
1. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, USA.