Cherry Nut Bread
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
-
4 loaves
ingredients
- 2 cups butter or 2 cups margarine, softened
- 3 cups sugar
- 5 eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 (10 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
- 1 cup chopped pecans
directions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
- Add egg yolks and vanilla; mix well.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk just until blended (batter will be thick).
- In a small mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
- Fold into batter.
- Fold in cherries and pecans.
- Transfer to four greased and floured 8-in.
- x 4-in.
- x 2-in.
- loaf pans.
- Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean and loaves are golden brown.
- Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Loves2Teach
clarksville, tn
I am a teacher, and have been married to my high school sweetheart for almost 9 years. I have a niece who is 7, and a nephew who is 1. Also, I have 2 sweet kitties. Sinatra is a bit on the plump side, and Audrey is a petite dainty thing. They both are almost mirror images of each other.
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