Apricot Tea Bread Recipe - Vegetarian Friendly

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup soy margarine or butter , at room temperature
• 0.75 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 0.5 to 0.75 cup low- fat vanilla soymilk
• 1 tsp orange extract
• 2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tbsp orange zest
• 0.5 cup crushed pecans
• 0.5 cup coarsely chopped dried apricots
• 2 to 3 fresh apricots , pitted and halved
• 0.25 cup orange juice (optional)
• 0.5 cup granulated sugar (optional)