Maraschino Cherry Almond Bread Food

MARASCHINO CHERRY ALMOND BREAD

Steps:

• Drain cherries, reserving juice; add enough water to juice to measure 1/2 cup.
• Cut cherries into quarters; blot dry and set aside.
• In a big bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in another bowl; gradually add to creamed mixture alternatly with reserved juice.
• Fold in the cherries and almonds.
• Pour into a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 50-60 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a small bowl, combine almond butter ingredients; serve with bread.

MARASCHINO CHERRY ALMOND BREAD

Steps:

• Drain cherries, reserving juice; add enough water to juice to measure 1/2 cup. Cut cherries into quarters; blot dry and set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with reserved juice. Fold in cherries and almonds., Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine the almond butter ingredients. Serve with bread.

ALMOND MARASCHINO CHERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• BREAD.
• Cream butter--add sugar gradually and beat till light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time beating after each.
• Sift flour, salt, and soda and add alternately with the sour cream.
• Add flavorings.
• Chop the cherries; cover them with a paper towel and press a little to absorb some of the juice so the batter won't be red; chop the walnuts.
• Add the cherries and walnuts by hand to the batter.
• Grease the pans with butter and then spray with cooking spray.
• Put batter into two loaf pans, or into a bundt pan if you want a cake.
• Bake at 350 degrees -- loaf pans for about 1 hours and a bundt pan for about 1 hour and 20 minutes or till done -- watch carefully as I don't like them to burn.
• Cool in pans for about 10 minutes and then remove and cool on rack.
• GLAZE.
• Mix till nice and smooth and drizzle over bread if you choose to.

CHERRY LOAF

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add the egg, almond extract and vanilla while beating. Add cherries and the juices. Beat to combine everything.
• Put flour in a small bowl. Add baking powder and salt. Add to the mixture of cherries. Stir just enough to wet the dry ingredients. Pour the dough in a greased loaf pan. Cook in the oven at 350 F for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in it comes out dry. Cut in 8 slices.

CHERRY VERY! ALMOND BREAD

Steps:

• Lightly grease a 9x5x3-in. loaf pan and set aside.
• In large mixing bowl, stir together flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder and salt.
• In small bowl, stir together egg, milk, cooking oil and almond extract 'til well combined.
• Add egg mixture to dry mixture all at once. Stir 'til just moistened. Fold in the maraschino cherries and chopped almonds. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in a 350ºF. oven 1 hour or 'til a wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool in loaf pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove loaf from pan. Cool completely on the wire rack.
• Wrap and store overnight before slicing.

MARASCHINO CHERRY QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour 4 mini loaf pans (6 x 3 x 2).
• Drain cherry syrup into measuring cup.
• Add enough milk to measure 1 cup.
• Set cherries aside.
• In a large bowl, on low speed, beat flour, brown sugar, cherry milk, butter, eggs, baking powder and salt for 2 minutes or until just blended.
• Stir in nuts and cherries.
• Pour evenly into loaf pans.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until pick in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on racks for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans and cool completely.
• Wrap in plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate overnight for best flavor and easier slicing.

CHERRY BREAD WITH ALMONDS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
• Stir flour, white sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
• 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.
• 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.

CHERRY/ALMOND QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in extract. Combine dry ingredients; blend into creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Stir in almonds and cherries. Pour into a greased and floured 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for about 70 minutes or until loaf tests done. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.

CHERRY ALMOND BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Add ingredients to the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
• Use the basic/white bread cycle and the light or medium crust color setting.
• Remove bread from pan; cool on wire-rack.
• To toast almonds: Spread in a shallow baking pan large enough to accommodate a single layer.
• Bake the almonds at 350 F for 6 to 12 minutes or until golden brown; stir a couple of times and check often or they will burn.
• Cool before adding to your bread machine!

MARASCHINO CHERRY ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Place the butter in a mixing bowl, and beat with an electric mixer on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually beat in 2/3 cup of confectioners' sugar, then add almond extract, eggs, and salt, and beat until the mixture is fluffy and well combined, about 3 more minutes. Reduce mixer speed to medium, and gradually beat in flour until the dough is smooth, about 1 minute. Gently stir in the maraschino cherries.
• Form the dough into 2 logs about 1 inch in diameter, roll each log in plastic wrap or waxed paper, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line several baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cut each dough log into about 25 slices about 1/2-inch thick, and place the cookies on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 1/2 inch of space between each cookie.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set but not browned, 12 to 14 minutes. Remove to cooling racks to cool to room temperature, about 15 minutes.
• To make icing, beat egg whites with lemon juice until frothy, about 1 minute, then beat in vanilla extract and confectioners' sugar, a cupful at a time, until the icing is smooth and spreadable. Spread about 1 teaspoon of icing on each cooled cookie, and let the icing harden before stacking.