Maraschino Cherry Quick Bread Recipes

FESTIVE MARASCHINO CHERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease and flour one 8-inch by 4-inch or two 6-inch by 3-inch mini loaf pans. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a large bowl with a wire whisk. Set the bowl aside.
• In a smaller bowl, beat the sugar and the eggs. Beat in the butter, milk, and vanilla until well mixed. Add the wet ingredients to dry. Only mix until moistened. Carefully, stir in nuts and cherries.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake the 8-inch pans for 55 to 60 minutes. Bake the mini pans for 45 minutes. Cool in pans on a cooling rack for five minutes.
• Remove the bread from the pans to finish cooling on the cooling racks.

MARASCHINO CHERRY QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour 4 mini loaf pans (6 x 3 x 2).
• Drain cherry syrup into measuring cup.
• Add enough milk to measure 1 cup.
• Set cherries aside.
• In a large bowl, on low speed, beat flour, brown sugar, cherry milk, butter, eggs, baking powder and salt for 2 minutes or until just blended.
• Stir in nuts and cherries.
• Pour evenly into loaf pans.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until pick in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pans on racks for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pans and cool completely.
• Wrap in plastic wrap or foil and refrigerate overnight for best flavor and easier slicing.

MARASCHINO CHERRY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Combine sugar, shortening, eggs, and salt in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well combined.
• Mix flour and baking powder together in a medium bowl. Add flour mixture to shortening mixture in 2 or 3 batches, alternating with maraschino cherry juice, mixing batter well after each addition.
• Cut each cherry into 4 pieces; stir into batter with pecans. Spoon mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen and invert loaf onto a wire rack. Let cool completely.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, whisk the egg, milk, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the chocolate chips, nuts and cherries. , Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

MARASCHINO CHERRY ALMOND BREAD

Steps:

• Drain cherries, reserving juice; add enough water to juice to measure 1/2 cup.
• Cut cherries into quarters; blot dry and set aside.
• In a big bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in another bowl; gradually add to creamed mixture alternatly with reserved juice.
• Fold in the cherries and almonds.
• Pour into a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 50-60 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
• In a small bowl, combine almond butter ingredients; serve with bread.

MARASCHINO CHERRY ALMOND BREAD

Steps:

• Drain cherries, reserving juice; add enough water to juice to measure 1/2 cup. Cut cherries into quarters; blot dry and set aside. , In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with reserved juice. Fold in cherries and almonds., Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine the almond butter ingredients. Serve with bread.