~~~~~~~ Festive Christmas Bread ~~~~~~~
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups of flour
2/3 cups brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsps of baking powder
2 eggs
1/3 cup of butter
1/2 cup of chopped nuts
1 jar (10 oz) maraschino cherries
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly grease a 9-inch loaf pan.
Drain the cherries but reserve 4 tablespoons of juice. Chop up the cherries, no need to be precise, and set these aside.
Take a large bowl and combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Mix this up well.
In another bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, eggs and the 4 tablespoons of cherry juice you just set aside. Mix this up well until it’s all fully combined.
Add this mixture to the dry flour mixture and mix this up well.
Gently fold in the chopped cherries and the nuts.
Scoop this batter into the 9-inch loaf pan and spread it evenly.
Bake for about 45 minutes to an hour until it’s golden brown and baked through.
Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
This is a great bread to serve with a late afternoon coffee or tea break!
Happy Cooking!
The Recipe Mom
