Instructions: Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease in 11 x 7 inch baking pan and line bottom with waxed paper. Sift together the flours, baking powder and cinnamon into a large bowl, adding any bran remaining in the sifter back into a large bowl. Stir in the sugar. Add the melted margarine, eggs and milk and stir until flour is moistened. Fold in the chopped apricots, nuts and grated orange peel. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 40 minutes or until golden and a skewer inserted in center comes our clean. Cool in the pan and cut into 16 slices.

Makes 1 loaf.

Description: "This could also be served as a dessert. Best eaten within 1 to 2 days. Suitable for freezing."

Yield: 16 slices

W.W. Points 4.5

ok. ill take a stab at it... ;-)

following the rule of thumb - this would be my first take. Im not cutting the nuts, although we could...

I think soft margarine has some water in it. so keep about 3 of the 8 tbs and substitute 1/4 cup applesauce - adding 1 more tbs apple sauce only if it needs moisture.

That should give a good crumb without being too oily.

The other change is the cholesterol. Keeping 1 whole egg per 2 cups flour or less) and substituting egg whites for the additional eggs requested for texture and rise. I might also off set the changes by adding 1/8-tsp more baking powder.

If you like it sour you could use yogurt instead of applesauce. [PatHanneman (kitpath@earthlink.net)]

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