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- Preheat oven to 350°. In a small saucepan, combine apricots, dates and orange juice; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, 1 minute. Remove from heat; let stand, covered, 10 minutes.
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- In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugars, baking powder, salt and spices. In a another bowl, whisk eggs, milk, melted butter and orange zest until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in coconut, pecans and apricot mixture.
- Transfer to a greased 9×5-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 50-55 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.
- In a small bowl, beat remaining ingredients until blended. Serve bread with orange butter.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece with 1-1/2 teaspoons butter: 238 calories, 12g fat (6g saturated fat), 50mg cholesterol, 186mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 2g fiber), 3g protein.
