Fruity Banana Bread

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Ingredients

1/2 Teaspoons Salt
1/2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
2 7/8 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1 21/64 Cups Flour
1/2 Cups Mixed Nuts
3 7/8 Mashed Very Ripe Bananas
2 7/8 Large Eggs
1 7/8 Orange Zest Finely Grated
3/4 Cups Sugar
1 7/8 Cube Melted Butter Cooled
21/64 Cups Orange Juice
1/2 Cups Packed Dried Apricot cut into small pieces

Instructions

Combine the apricot pieces and orange juice in a small pan, bring to a boil and let rest for one hour. In a mixing bowl beat together butter, sugar, and orange zest. To the mixture add the eggs one at a time; then add the bananas, apricot mixture, and the nuts. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Slowly combine the butter mixture with the flour mixture making sure to mix well. Bake in a buttered and floured 9 inch by 5 inch loaf pan at 350 degrees for one hour or until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean.