Cherry Bread

This recipe comes from a good friend and it is delicious!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 50

Total Time 1

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings loaf

Ingredients

For the Bread

3/4 cup sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup cooking oil
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 jars maraschino cherries, 10 oz jars

For the Glaze

2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/3 cup maraschino cherry juice
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 180 C (350 F), lightly grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan with butter or non stick spray.
Drain the cherries and reserve the juice for use in the glaze.
Slice the cherries into quarters.
In a mixing bowl, add the sugar, milk, oil, egg, and almond extract and mix together, then add the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix together to make the batter.
Add the cherries and fold into the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and place on a rack to cool for 10 minutes.
Use a butter knife and go around the sides and turn out the loaf and place on a plate to cool completely.
Once the bread has cooled to room temperature, mix the glaze ingredients, and drizzle over the top.
Slice and enjoy.

Notes

I will price this when I get maraschino cherries, for now I will say low cost per serving.

Variants: 1. Serve with a scoop or two of ice cream. 2. Leftover glaze? Use it as topping on the ice cream (highly recommended!) 3. For the leftover glaze, drizzle angel food cake, sugar cookies, etc.

Recipe and photo provided by good friend, Patti Stone.
United States.