cherry pecan bread
Filled with chopped pecans & maraschino cherries, this delightful sweet bread recipe is a must. Topped with a cherry glaze for an extra burst of flavor.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
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yield
12 - 16
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, unsalted, room temperature
- 2 x large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice (see below)
- 2 cups all purpose flour, sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 - 10 oz. jars maraschino cherries, drained reserving juice, chopped
- 1 cup buttermilk
- CHERRY GLAZE:
- 2 - 4 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- - maraschino cherry juice (see above)
How To Make cherry pecan bread
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Step 2Cream together sugar & butter. Add eggs, vanilla 2 Tbsp cherry juice & beat on medium speed until light & fluffy.
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Step 3In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda & salt. Add the pecans & the cherries to the dry mixture & toss to coat.
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Step 4Alternate adding the dry mixture & the buttermilk to the creamed sugar mixture until combined.
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Step 5Turn batter into a well greased 2 qt bundt pan.
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Step 6Bake 55 - 60 minutes. Cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes, then remove from pan & cool completely.
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Step 7For the drizzle mix confectioners' sugar with maraschino cherry juice to the consistency wanted. Drizzle over bread.
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