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Apricot and almond bread
Dry ingredients
Mix together in a bowl first except the yeast
2cups white rice flour ½ cup tapioca starch flour ½ cup potato starch flour
2tsp xanthan gum
1½ tsp
½ cup powdered milk (if using fresh see additional info)
1tsp salt
¼ cup sugar
½ cup dried apricots (finely chopped after soaking) ¼ cup crushed almonds – or – 1 tsp almond essence
Wet ingredients
3large eggs at room temperature (beaten)
2ozs melted butter or allowed margarine/oil
1tsp cider vinegar (if allowed) 2/3 cup warm water – hand hot
1cup apricot jam
1 tbs dried yeast (1 sachet which is 2 ¼ tsp)
Method
Mix all the wet ingredients together and place in the bread pan of your bread machine. Gently mix all the dry ingredients together (except the yeast) and place on top of the wet ingredients sprinkle the yeast on top of the dry ingredients use BASIC or RAPID programme with your choice of crust setting.
On completion of the baking time – remove the loaf tin from your machine and leave to cool slightly before removing the loaf. Place on a wire tray to become cold before slicing. Freezes well.