Apple, Apricot and Walnut Loaf

• whole wheat flour↗2 cups
• baking powder↗1 teaspoon
• salt↗1 pinch
• melted butter or 1/2 cup margarine1⁄2 cup
• light brown sugar↗1 cup
• eggs, lightly beaten↗2

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• grated orange, juice and rind of1
• chopped walnuts1⁄2 cup
• chopped dried apricot1⁄2 cup
• large cooking apple↗1

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. 2

   Grease a 2 pound loaf pan.

3. 3

   Sift together the flour, baking powder, bran and salt into a large mixing bowl.

4. 4

   Add the melted butter, sugar, eggs, orange rind and juice.

5. 5

   Stir, then beat with an electric mixer until smooth.

6. 6

   Stir in the walnuts and apricots.

7. 7

   Peel, quarter and core the apple, chop it up roughly and add it to the mixture.

8. 8

   Stir, then spoon into the prepared pan and level the top.

9. 9

   Bake for 1 hour or until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean.

10. 10

    Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a rack and cool completely.