Apricot Banana Bread

1/3 cup margarine, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
¼ cup buttermilk
1-¼ cups flour
1 tsp. Baking powder
½ tsp. Baking soda
½ tsp. Salt
1 cup 100% bran cereal (not flakes)
¾ cup chopped dried apricots
½ cup chopped walnuts

In a mixing bowl, cream margarine and sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Combine bananas and buttermilk. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana mixture. Stir in bran, apricots and nuts. Pour into a greased 9x5x3 loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until bread tests done. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Makes 1 loaf.