Cherry Bread with Almonds

This fruity, sweet, maraschino cherry bread with almonds is baked and stored overnight before it's sliced and served.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 285 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and coarsely chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon almond extract
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 3.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.5 cup brown sugar
• 1.25 cups milk
• 0.66666668653488 cup chopped almonds

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Stir flour, white sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large mixing bowl.

Step 3

Stir milk, egg, oil, and almond extract together in a small bowl until well combined. Add to dry mixture all at once. Stir until just moistened. Fold in cherries and almonds. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove loaf from the pan and cool completely on the wire rack, about 30 minutes. Wrap and store for 8 hours to overnight before slicing and serving.