Cherry Nut Bread
Source of Recipe
David
List of Ingredients
Cherry Nut Bread Makes 4 loaves.
2 cups butter or margarine, softened
3 cups sugar
5 eggs, separated
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
2 10-oz jars maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
1 cup chopped pecans
Recipe
In a large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar.
Add egg yolks and vanilla; mix well.
Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to the
creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk just until blended
(batter will be thick).In a small mixing bowl beat egg whites until
stiff peaks form.Fold into batter. Fold in cherries and pecans.
Transfer to 4 greased and floured 8x4x2-inch leaf pans.
Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted
near the center comes out clean and loaves are golden brown.
Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.
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