Homemade Cherry Bread Recipe
Cherry Bread is an easy quick bread that you can serve as a snack cake or breakfast treat.
Ingredients
- 2½ cups all purpose flour
- 1¼ cups granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup butter (cold cut into pieces)
- ¾ cup milk (I used 2 %)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-2 cups cherries (pitted and cut in half)
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375F (190C). Grease and flour a 9 inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt, add the butter and mix to form a crumbly mixture. Remove 3/4 cup of the mixture (this is your crumb topping) and set aside.
- In a medium bowl with a fork or whisk beat together the milk, eggs and vanilla. Add it to the flour mixture and mix with a wooden spoon or spatula just until combined. The batter should be a little lumpy. Do not over mix.
- Fold in the cherries and transfer to the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle with the crumb topping. Bake for approximately 50-60 minutes. Check with a toothpick for doneness. Let cool in the loaf pan then move to a wire rack to cool completely before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
Be sure to toss the pitted sliced cherries with 1-2 teaspoons of flour, this keeps them from sinking to the bottom.
What cherries to use
Fresh cherries: There are over 1000 varieties of cherries – so many I can’t name them all! The availability will depend on where you are from, so I suggest picking one that you enjoy eating. Some are sweeter, while others are more tart. Frozen cherries: If you want to use frozen ones, thaw them first, drain the excess liquid, and pat them dry. You want them dry, so you don’t have extra liquid in your bread. Dry cherries: Yes, you can even make dried cherry bread. Depending on how large they are, you might want to roughly chop them first. Also, you can add them straight to the batter, but if they are very chewy, I recommend soaking them first and then pat them dry. This will plump them up. You can do this in water or try a liqueur if you would like a boozy kick.How to Store Cherry Bread
Once the cherry bread is completely cool, wrap it tightly with plastic wrap, and it will keep at room temperature for up to three days.Nutrition
Calories: 407kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 5gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 305mgPotassium: 113mgFiber: 1gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 893IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 2mg
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