Cherry Nut Zucchini Bread Food

CHERRY NUT ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Whisk together eggs, oil, applesauce, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl.
• Stir in zucchini, cherries, and nuts. Add the dry ingredients and mix lightly till just combined.
• Pour into 2 well greased and floured 8"x 4" loaf pans. (I line the bottom of the pans with parchment paper.)
• Bake at 325° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

MARASCHINO CHERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Combine sugar, shortening, eggs, and salt in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well combined.
• Mix flour and baking powder together in a medium bowl. Add flour mixture to shortening mixture in 2 or 3 batches, alternating with maraschino cherry juice, mixing batter well after each addition.
• Cut each cherry into 4 pieces; stir into batter with pecans. Spoon mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen and invert loaf onto a wire rack. Let cool completely.

CHERRY ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Put eggs in large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed 3-4 minutes or until eggs are thick and lemon colored. Add sugar, oil, lemon juice and water; mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture to egg mixture; mix well. Stir in zucchini, cherries and lemon peel.
• Grease and flour bottom of 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven 55-65 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Loosen edges with a metal spatula. Remove from pan. Let cool completely. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and store in refrigerator.

ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease two 5-by-9-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
• In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Mix the sugar, oil and beaten eggs in a separate bowl and add to the flour mixture. Stir in the grated zucchini, coconut, nuts and cherries.
• Pour the batter into the loaf pans and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool for 10 minutes before removing the loaves from the pans. Turn the breads out onto wire racks to cool completely.

ZUCCHINI-ALMOND-CHERRY QUICK BREAD WITH LIME GLAZE

Steps:

• For the quick bread: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly brush one 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan or three 6-by-3-by-2-inch mini loaf pans with melted butter and set aside.
• Combine the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add the dried cherries and almonds and toss together. Set aside.
• Whisk together the melted butter, yogurt, vanilla extract, eggs and grated zest if using in a small bowl. Stir in the shredded zucchini. Fold this mixture into the flour mixture until just incorporated.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan(s). Tap the bottom on a hard surface a few times and smooth the top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes for the regular loaf and 35 to 40 minutes for the minis. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes, then turn the bread out and let cool completely on the rack.
• For the lime glaze: Whisk together the confectioners' sugar, milk and lime zest and juice in a small bowl.
• Pour the glaze over the bread and allow to set at room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

CHRISTMAS CHERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Dump everything but the cherries in a mixing bowl and beat well, scrape, and mix again.
• Add the cherries and mix well.
• Put into a greased bread pan.
• 350 oven for 60-70 minutes still a tester comes out clean.
• Remove from pan and let cool.
• Store at least 8 hours before slicing.
• Note: To substitute soured milk for buttermilk, add vinegar to the whole milk and let sit for 5 minutes before adding to the bowl. This is what I use usually.

ZUCCHINI NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly oil and dust loaf pans. In a large bowl mix all ingredients. Divide mixture between two pans. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Use a toothpick to check for doneness. Allow bread to rest before serving. Good served warm with a pat of butter and a tall glass of ice cold milk. Yum!

CHERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Sift flour, soda and salt together.
• In lg mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add eggs, beat well.
• Alternately add flour and buttermilk, blending well.
• Add vanilla, nuts, and cherries.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 9inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350* for 60-70 minutes, until pick comes out clean.
• Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove and cool on wire rack.