Moist Cherry Loaf
Delicious cherry loaf that is moist and filled with perfectly cooked juicy cherries.
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter soft
- ½ tsp almond extract
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup milk
- 1 cup sweet cherries pitted sliced in halves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a bread pan with baking spray.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the apple sauce, sugar and almond extract until well blended. Add and whisk the eggs one at a time.
- Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and add to the sugar mixture alternating with the milk. Gently fold in the cherries.
- Pour the batter into the bread pan and bake for 55-60 minutes or until the bread has pulled away from the sides of the pan and the top is golden brown. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.