Step #13 Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients & stir only until mixed.
Step #14 5.
Step #15 Drain the apricots & pat dry with paper towels.
Step #16 Stir them into the batter.
Step #17 Spoon the mixture into a buttered 8-inch x 4-inch/1.
Step #18 5-L loaf pan.
Step #19 Sprinkle top sliced almonds on top & press lightly into batter.
Step #20 6.
Step #21 Bake for 1 hr.
Step #22 Allow the loaf to rest in the pan for 10 mins before inverting onto a wire rack to cool.
Step #23 Makes one 9-in x 5-in/2 L loaf.
Step #24 (exceeds size of pan?) NOTES : "This recipe is so easy & fast that it's hard to believe it can be so delicious" according to Bonnie Stern (her comment about the original version of the recipe).