Quick Cherry Bread

I bought too many cherries!  They looked so good and the price was right that I bought an abundance.  Well, once I got home I realized that I did indeed buy more than an average person could consume.  So, out came my recipe box with ideas for my cherries.  This recipe is so quick and easy that I am now thrilled that I had so many cherries.  The most difficult part of this recipe is pitting the cherries.  I have various tools in my kitchen for cherry pitting and none of them are perfect.  I find myself always checking each cherry to make sure the pit has been successfully removed.  Well, the time is worth it because this bread is delicious.  I like it plain, my husband likes it slathered with butter, I also think cream cheese would be a great addition.  Any way you slice it or top it, it is a great recipe.  

Quick Cherry Bread

Ingredients

  • 1 cup slivered almonds
  • 1 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 cups pitted cherries, cut into quarters

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Grease a 8 x 5 inch loaf pan. Combine dry ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.  Mix butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, add eggs, one at a time.  Add almond extract, slowly add the dry mixture.  Fold in the cherries.  Spoon mixture into prepared pan.  Bake for 1 hour, cover lightly with foil if browning too quickly.  Let cool 10 minutes prior to removing from loaf pan.