cherry pecan bread
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This pretty bread originally came from the Taste of Home's Holiday Recipe Card Collection cookbook from 2003. I have since tweaked it a bit.
(1 rating)
yield
10 -12
prep time
1 Hr 30 Min
cook time
1 Hr 15 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For cherry pecan bread
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1/2 cbutter, softened
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3/4 csugar
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2 lgeggs
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2 call-purpose or unbleached all-purpose flour
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1 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 cbuttermilk
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3/4 cchopped pecans (i like buying already unshelled nuts from the store, to save time.)
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1 jar(10 oz) maraschino cherries, drained and chopped (reserve juice for another use, if desired)
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1 tspvanilla extract
How To Make cherry pecan bread
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1Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour an 8 x 4 x 2 inch loaf pan.
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2In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
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3Combine the next 3 items; add to the creamed mixture, alternately with buttermilk. Stir in pecans, cherries, and vanilla extract.
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4Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 65-75 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan, before removing from pan, to a wire rack. Makes 10-12 servings.
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