Cherry Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 8 fluid ounces buttermilk
• 1 cup chopped pecans or 1 cup walnuts
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 2 fluid ounces maraschino cherry juice
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup chopped drained maraschino cherry

Recipe

• 1 combine all ingredients, except the cherries, in a mixing bowl.
• 2 blend on the low speed of an electric mixer 15 seconds; increase to medium speed, and blend for 30 seconds.
• 3 stir in the cherries.
• 4 pour the batter into a greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
• 5 bake at 350°f for 70 to 75 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 6 cool for 10 minutes in pan, and then remove to wire rack and cool the bread completely.