Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter flavor shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 ripe medium bananas (mashed)
  • 1 cup chopped dried apricots
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • Zest and juice from one lemon
  • 2 tablespoons flour

Instruction

  • Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees F. Spray the bottoms in two 9x5-inch loaf pans with baking spray.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat the sugar and butter flavor shortening until combined. Next, beat in the eggs and vanilla. Finally, add the bananas and beat until well combined.
  • Add the dry ingredients and stir with a spatula until just combined.
  • Then gently fold in apricots, honey, flour, and lemon until just combined but evenly distributed.
  • Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven. Cool the bread in the pans for about 10 minutes before removing it to continue cooling on a wire rack.