Cherry Chocolate Chip Bread

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

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2-1 cup cherries, pitted
• 1/2-1 cup chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 soften butter, and cream with tightly packed brown sugar.
• 3 stir in milk, eggs, and almond extract.
• 4 in a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. add to milk mixture and stir until all ingredients are moistened.
• 5 with a spoon, stir in chocolate, cherries, and nuts.
• 6 add batter into a greased 9x5 baking pan. bake for 50-60 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 7 let cool before removing from pan. you may serve it warm, cold, or re-heated.
• 8 store in the refrigerator.