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Dried Cherry-Almond Bread

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

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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 2 hr 30 min
Servings 24

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

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Directions

1 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.
2 In large bowl, beat brown sugar and softened butter with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in eggs and 1/2 teaspoon almond extract until mixture is smooth. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in almonds and cherries; mixture will be thick. Spoon into pan.
3 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 up on cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
4 In small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over cooled bread. Wrap tightly; store at room temperature. Cut loaf into 12 slices; cut each slice in half.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 240
Calories from Fat: 100),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 12g; 12%
(Saturated Fat 5g, 5% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 40mg; 40%;
Sodium: 140mg; 140%;
Total Carbohydrate: 31g; 31%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 21g 21% ),
Protein: 3g; 3%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 6%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 6%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 12/18/2012 8:46:42 AM REPORT ABUSE mlamps said:

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I agree with the others that something is missing. While the flavor is good the end product is very heavy and dense like a scone. I split the batter into 4 mini loafs and once they cooled they were like little bricks. I hope someone can fix this recipe because it has potential to be really good. It needs moisture badly.

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Posted 11/24/2012 8:55:28 PM REPORT ABUSE REHT said:

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I agree with the other two reviews. There is an ingredient missing from this recipe (liquid). I expected to need to reserve some of the liquid from the cherries to add to the batter, however not so. The batter is so thick that it looks/feels like cookie in consistancy. Based on the other reviews, I made a last minute decision to NOT make this in a loaf pan. I used a large cookie scoop and dropped the dough onto a cookie sheet. They came out pretty good this way. Sort of scone like, dense and able to enjoy in a small size. The Betty test kitchen needs to work on this recipe. Not sure who made the "bread" in the photo, but it is nothing like that. Do know that the almond/cherry flavor combo is fantastic! We are enjoying the salvaged baked good

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