Ingredients for - Rosemary and Apricot French Loaf

1. Water 1 ⅜ cups
2. Olive oil 2 tablespoons
3. Salt 1 ½ teaspoons
4. Dried apricots, quartered ½ cup
5. Bread flour 4 cups
6. Chopped fresh rosemary 2 tablespoons
7. Brown sugar 1 tablespoon
8. Bread machine yeast 2 teaspoons

How to cook deliciously - Rosemary and Apricot French Loaf

1 . Stage

Place water, olive oil, and salt into one side of a bread machine. Place 1/3 of the apricots on top of this fluid mixture with 2 cups of flour. Place more apricots in the middle of the flour, pour remaining flour on top, followed by remaining apricots. This will help weaker bread machines integrate the apricots.

2 . Stage

Run French loaf cycle for a 2-pound loaf. Remove from the machine after the cycle is done, about 3 1/2 hours.