Recipe: Cherry and Almond Quick Bread

Ingredients

½ cup LAND O LAKES® Super Premium European Style unsalted butter, at room temperature
4 ounces almond paste
¾ cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup milk
1 cup sweet cherries, pitted and sliced or quartered

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare a bread pan with baking spray.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and almond paste until well blended.
3. Add the sugar and mix well, then add the eggs one at a time and beat until incorporated.
4. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt, then add to the sugar mixture alternating with the milk.
5. Gently fold in the cherries.
6. Pour the batter into the bread pan and bake for 55-60 minutes until the bread pulls away from the sides and the top is golden brown.
7. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Servings

Calories

250

Total fat

10g

Total carbohydrates

36g

Total protein

Sodium

200mg

Cholesterol

70mg