Maraschino Cherry Loaf Food

MARASCHINO CHERRY LOAF

Steps:

• Put dry ingredients in bowl; beat in eggs, milk, juice and oil and flavoring. Beat until smooth.
• Stir in cherries (cut in half) and nuts.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour in a loaf pan.

MARASCHINO CHERRY MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• Drain cherries, reserving 1/4 cup juice; set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk eggs and reserved juice; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the walnuts, chocolate chips, dates and cherries., Spoon into three greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. Bake at 325° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to a wire rack to cool completely. Wrap and store for 24 hours before serving.

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.

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.

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.

CHERRY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Drain maraschino cherries, reserving 2 Tablespoons juice.
• Cut cherries into quarters.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
• Combine sugar, butter, eggs [or ONE mashed banana], and reserved cherry juice in large bowl. Beat with electric mixer at medium speed 3-4 minutes or until well mixed.
• Alternate between adding flour mixture and mashed bananas, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. If the mixture seems a bit too dry, you might want to try adding some water at the end. I suggest adding it a teaspoon or so at a time.
• Stir in drained cherries.
• Grease a loaf pan and spread batter evenly in pan.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 1 hour or until brown.
• Remove from pan and let cool on wire rack. To store, wrap in plastic wrap or foil and keep in a cool, dry place.

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.

CHEERY CHERRY LOAF

Steps:

• Drain red cherries, reserving liquid; add water, if needed, to liquid to equal 1/3 cup. Cut up cherries; set cherries and liquid aside. , In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, butter and cherry liquid; stir into dry ingredients just until combined. Fold in the red and green cherries, pecans and orange zest. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack.