1 cup dried apricots 1/4 cup maple syrup 1/2 cup flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon thyme 6 pork chops
Soak apricots in water and maple syrup for 1 hour.
Mix flour, salt, pepper and thyme and rub onto both sides of chops.
Sauté chops in 2 tablespoons butter. Arrange in baking dish. Place apricots on chops and dot with butter. Bake at 375 degrees F for 1 hour. If maple mixture is not all absorbed by apricots during baking, pour over chops.
