Bishop's Bread - a Christmas Favorite
A yummy treat to serve at brunch, or after dinner as a sweet treat. Cherries, pecans, and chocolate is a plenty in this wonderful bread. Throw out the fruitcake and move in the Bishop's Bread!
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1
- 1⁄2cup granulated sugar
- 1⁄4cup vegetable oil
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1cup buttermilk
- 2cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2cup chopped pecans
- 1⁄2
- 1⁄2cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
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DIRECTIONS
- Prehead Oven to350°.
- Mixture 1.
- In mixing bowl, beat egg with electric mixer for about 1 minute.
- Add sugar, oil, and vanilla to the egg. Beat well.
- Blend in the buttermilk.
- Mixture 2.
- In another bowl sift together the flour, soda, and salt.
- Add pecans, cherries, raisins or dates, and chocolate chips. Blend gently - Careful not to mash the cherries.
- Combine Mixture 1 and Mixture 2. Blend gently - Careful not to mash the cherries.
- Pour the batter into a greased and floured 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- Bake in preheated 350° oven for 1 hour, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. (If cherries weren't drained well enough, the excess moisture will increase baking time).
- Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes then remove to a rack to cool completely.
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