This would surely inspire you to make your own bread over purchasing in bread stores.

INGREDIENTS

* 1 cup dried apricots (diced)
* 1/2 cup candied ginger (finely chopped)
* 1 teaspoon lemon rind (grated)
* 2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
* 1/3 cup butter
* 2/3 cup brown sugar (packed)
* 2 large eggs
* 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 cup milk
* 1/3 cup pecans (chopped)

• In a bowl, combine diced apricots, ginger, lemon rind and lemon juice.
• Use another bowl to mix butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Once fluffy, add eggs one at a time.
• Add flour alternately with baking powder and salt with milk. Add apricot mixture and fold.
• Scrape mixture into a greased loaf pan and place it into a 350 degrees preheated oven to bake for an hour.
• Cool loaf in pan for 10 minutes before removing it to move in a wire rack for thorough cooling.
• Makes one loaf.