Apricot Bread Fail!

Well, I thought I was being all clever because I had found a recipe that used apricots and also would help me get rid of some bland tasting Total cereal I didn't want to eat. Unfortunately, I didn't notice until I had started making it that it called for self-rising flour...which of course I didn't have. I'm sure there was a way to fix it but I just sprinkled some baking powder in the mix and hoped that would work. It didn't. Did I need baking soda instead? Clearly I need to read up on the science of baking. The bread never rose at all from when I poured the mush in the pan. Luckily, it's still tasty because it has enough dried fruit to give it a good flavor.