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Apricot Pecan Loaf
Ingredients:
¾ cup dried apricots diced 2¾ cups plain flour
¾ strained orange juice   3 tspns baking powder
2 medium eggs ½ tspn baking soda
1 cup sugar ¾ tspn salt
2 tbspns butter, melted 1 ¼ cups Pecans, coarsely chopped

NOTE:
It is important to ensure your baking powder is fresh for this loaf.  Note purchase date when you buy a new tin and discard after a few months for best results.

Method:

Soak apricots in orange juice for 30 minutes.  Beat eggs until light, stir in sugar and mix well.  Stir in melted butter. Sift flour with baking powder, soda and salt.  Add alternately with orange and apricot mix.  Stir in Pecans.  Turn into a large greased loaf tin and bake in a moderate oven (180°C), for 1 ½ hours.  When cool, cut very thinly and serve plain, buttered or sandwich thin slices with a mixture of cream cheese and finely chopped glace ginger.

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