1/2	C	buttermilk
1	C	bran
1	C	mashed bananas
1/3	C	shortening or oil
2/3	C	sugar
2		eggs
1-1/4	C	sifted flour
1/2	tsp.	salt
1	tsp.	baking powder
1/2	tsp.	baking soda
1/4	C	chopped dried apricots
1/2	C	chopped filberts or pecans
		honey for glaze

Pour the buttermilk over the bran. Add bananas and stir into the bran mixture. Blend the shortening and sugar; add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda into the egg mixture alternately with the banana-buttermilk combination. Stir in the apricots and nuts. Pour into a buttered loaf pan, and bake at 350F for 45 minutes. When it comes out of the oven, golden and gorgeous, brush the top with a glaze of warm honey.