Rosemary and Apricot French Loaf

Directions

Ingredients :

1 ⅜ cups water

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 ½ teaspoons salt

½ cup dried apricots

quartered

4 cups bread flour

2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary

1 tablespoon brown sugar

2 teaspoons bread machine yeast

Methods :

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.

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