Almond Maraschino Cherry Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (softened)
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 6 eggs (added one at a time)
• 3 cups sifted flour (either cake or regular flour...i used regular)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (scant if you use salted butter)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 3/4 cup maraschino cherry (packed and chopped)
• 3/4 cup walnuts (chopped) or 3/4 cup pecans (chopped)
• glaze
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons butter (melted)
• 1 -2 teaspoon milk, to make the glaze the consistency you want to drizzle

Recipe

• 1 bread.
• 2 cream butter--add sugar gradually and beat till light and fluffy.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time beating after each.
• 4 sift flour, salt, and soda and add alternately with the sour cream.
• 5 add flavorings.
• 6 chop the cherries; cover them with a paper towel and press a little to absorb some of the juice so the batter won't be red; chop the walnuts.
• 7 add the cherries and walnuts by hand to the batter.
• 8 grease the pans with butter and then spray with cooking spray.
• 9 put batter into two loaf pans, or into a bundt pan if you want a cake.
• 10 bake at 350 degrees -- loaf pans for about 1 hours and a bundt pan for about 1 hour and 20 minutes or till done -- watch carefully as i don't like them to burn.
• 11 cool in pans for about 10 minutes and then remove and cool on rack.
• 12 glaze.
• 13 mix till nice and smooth and drizzle over bread if you choose to.