Apricot Loaf w/ Cinnamon Butter and Candied Walnuts - Brumby's Bakery

Apricot Loaf w/ Cinnamon Butter and Candied Walnuts

Time:

30 mins

Serves:

7-8

Difficulty:

Medium

Ingredients:

  • 1 x Brumby’s Aegean Apricot Loaf, (sliced into 7-8 thick pieces, including end pieces.)

  • 1 Tbs butter

  • Icing sugar (optional garnish)

  • Cinnamon Butter: 150g salted butter (room temperature), 1 Tbs honey, 3 Tbs cinnamon sugar

  • Candied Walnuts:1/2 cup crumbled walnuts, 1 Tbs brown sugar, 1 Tbs Butter

Method:

  • Step 1:

    Cinnamon Butter: In a medium bowl combine the room temperature butter, honey and cinnamon sugar in a bowl. Mash together with a fork until smooth and creamy. Set aside

  • Step 2:

    Candied walnuts: In a medium pan over medium-low heat add 1 tbs of butter once almost melted add the walnuts and brown sugar, and cook for 5 minutes stirring constantly, you will notice the walnuts will start to brown once this happens remove from heat and let cook off the heat for 1 minute.
    Pour your walnuts into a bowl, leaving the liquid in the pan.

  • Step 3:

    Apricot Loaf: Put that same pan onto medium heat, add a tbs of butter once melted and butter has mixed in with leftover liquid from the walnuts add your apricot loaf slices in batches cook for roughly 2 minutes each side or until golden brown.

  • Step 4:

    To Assemble: Spread a generous amount of cinnamon butter over your hot sliced of the pan-fried apricot loaf, then sprinkle with candied walnut and dust with icing sugar (optional) and enjoy hot!