If you recall, when I made the Cherry Pie, I had several cups of cherries and froze some for other recipes. This is one of those recipes.
A lot of recipes for breads and muffins use dried cherries and I wanted to find something where the recipe used fresh cherries. Even some of the recipes that use “fresh” cherries were maraschino cherries, which also wanted some of the juice used. Come on, that wasn’t necessarily what I was looking for.
I just have three words… FRESH IS BEST.
If you plan on sharing this bread with loved ones, I would recommend doubling the batch as this bread will go fast. It is like cake… a cake that is ok to eat in the morning for breakfast. You’re welcome 🙂
Michigan Ingredient: Sugar and Cherries
Seriously, I love these tart cherries and I apologize in advance if I have a lot of cherry recipes.
Cream your butter until fluffy and add your sugar. Cream mixture again until fluffy.
Add your eggs (pre-beaten) and almond extract. Beat mixture again.
Combine your flour, minute tapioca, salt, and baking powder. Add to butter mixture and beat. Keep in mind that it will have a consistency of cookie dough.
Add your cherries and chocolate chips to the mixture and stir until evenly distributed.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9×5 loaf pan. Bake bread for 45-50 minutes or until bread passes the toothpick test. Wait 10-15 minutes before placing bread on a wire rack to cool.
This is seriously the best bread. OMG so delish! Look at how golden that is….
- 1 stick of butter, softened
- ¾ cup Sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 tablespoon Almond Extract
- 1¾ cup Flour
- 2 teaspoons of Minute Tapioca
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 cup fresh cherries
- ½ Chocolate Chips
- Cream your butter until fluffy and add your sugar. Cream mixture again until fluffy.
- Add your eggs (pre-beaten) and almond extract. Beat mixture again.
- Combine your flour, minute tapioca, salt, and baking powder. Add to butter mixture and beat. Keep in mind that it will have a consistency of cookie dough.
- Add your cherries and chips to the mixture and stir until evenly distributed.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x5 loaf pan.
- Bake bread for 45-50 minutes or until bread passes the toothpick test. Wait 10-15 minutes before placing bread on a wire rack to cool.