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Cherry Almond Bread
A delicious quick bread with a soft texture and a sweet almond flavor with bits of cherries throughout.
👥 16 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 10m⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●oven
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray two 8 x 4-inch loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment paper, leaving a 1-inch overhang on either side. Set aside.
2
Add 1 cup granulated sugar and ½ cup vegetable oil to a large bowl and use a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment to mix until combined.
granulated sugar1 cup
3
Add 2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 ½ teaspoons almond extract, and ½ cup of the reserved maraschino cherry juice (adding enough water to bring it to ½ cup if the juice alone is not enough) and mix until combined.
large eggs2vanilla extract1 teaspoon
4
In a separate bowl, whisk together 2 ¼ cup all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and mix until combined.
baking powder2 teaspoons
5
Stir in 1 (8-ounce) jar maraschino cherries, by hand.
jar maraschino cherries, (cherries chopped and the juice reserved)1 (8-ounce)
6
Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared loaf pans and bake for about ⏱️ 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes clean. Remove from oven and cool in pan for ⏱️ 10 minutes before inverting the loaves onto a cooling rack to finish cooling.
7
Dust tops of loaves with powdered sugar, before slicing and serving.
powdered sugar, (for dusting)
Nutrition Facts
calories
184 kcal
fat Content
8 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.5 g
sugar Content
13 g
sodium Content
83 mg
protein Content
3 g
trans Fat Content
0.05 g
cholesterol Content
23 mg
carbohydrate Content
26 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
unsaturated Fat Content
6 g
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