Cherry Pecan Bread
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cup flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup crushed or finely chopped pecans
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted and cooled
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cup frozen cherries, thawed and chopped
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and pecans. In a second bowl, combine the cooled, melted butter or margarine with the egg, milk and extracts. Mix well.
- Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients and beat or mix just until combined. Fold in the chopped cherries.
- Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 60-75 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack and then remove bread from pan.
Notes
If desired, you can top the loaf with a simple powdered sugar glaze. Also, you can replace all or some of the pecans with chocolate chips.