Dried Cherry Almond Bread

Women‍‍`s Corner
December 30, 2020

Enjoy this sweet bread loaf made using dried cherries and almonds.

Ingredients :

- 1 1/2 cups boiling water

- 2 bags (5 oz each) dried cherries

- 1 cup packed brown sugar

- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

- 2 eggs

- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

- 1 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour

- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 1 1/2 cups slivered almonds

Glaze :

- 1/2 cup powdered sugar

- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

- 1 to 2 teaspoons milk

Method : In medium bowl, pour boiling water over cherries; let stand 20 minutes. Drain. Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 9x5-inch loaf pan with baking spray with flour. In large bowl, beat sugar and softened butter with mixer on medium speed until well blended. hammer in eggs and 1/2 teaspoon flavorer until mixture is smooth. Stir in flour, leaven and salt just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in almonds and cherries; mixture are going to be thick. Spoon into pan.

Bake 60 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and top is dark golden brown. Cool 10 minutes on cooling rack. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan, and place top side abreast of cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cooled bread. Wrap tightly; store at temperature. Cut loaf into 12 slices; cut each slice in half.

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