Apricot Loaf w/ Cinnamon Butter and Candied Walnuts
Time: 30 mins
Servings: 7-8
Difficulty: Medium
Ingredients
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
Instructions
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
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.
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.
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!