Cherry Almond Sweet Bread

 

 

 

Who doesn't love cherries !  I loved the smell of the cherries while chopping them and couldn't wait for it to be done baking.  This is not too sweet  and the almond flavor is a great addition.

 

What you need :

 

1 c. sugar

½ c. vegetable or canola oil

2 large eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1½ tsp. almond extract

 1/2 cup milk

2 c. all-purpose flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1 (8 oz.) jar maraschino cherries, chopped - reserve the juice

 

How to :

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 8x4-inch loaf pan.  In a large bowl, cream sugar, oil, eggs, milk, vanilla and almond extract  - mix well. Add the reserved the cherry liquid.  In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and baking powder. Add  flour mix to wet ingredients a little at a time. Stir in the chopped cherries.

 

Pour into loaf pan and bake for about 50-60 minutes.. depending on your oven.  I always set my oven timer at the 45 minute mark to check the bread for doneness and then adjust baking time.