Amaretto Cherry Nut Bread Recipes

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.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. 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 bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Fold in cherries and pecans., Transfer to four greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and loaves are golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350^.grease bottoms only of 5(5x3-inch) mini loaf pans bake- 35-45 minutes or 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans- bake 45-50 minutes.
• 2. Bread: Combine sugar and butter in large bowl; beat at medium speed until smooth and creamy. Add eggs; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add milk. Beat until well mixed. Add dry ingredients and continue beating just until flour is moistened- like for muffins.
• 3. Gently stir in liqueur and cherries. Spoon batter evenly into prepared pans of your choice. --- Combine all topping ingredients in a small bowl; mix well. Sprinkle over batter. Bake in preheated oven according to times above or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans; remove to wire cooling rack. Brush with butter and brandy heated. Cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Add 1 cup sugar gradually and beat until it holds stiff peaks.
• Set aside.
• Cream butter with remaining sugar.
• Add egg yolks,one at a time,beating well after each addition.
• Add flour in thirds,alternating with Amaretto.
• Mix well.
• Stir in vanilla and nuts.
• Fold in egg whites gently.
• Pour batter into 3 well greased 8x4 inch loaf pans.
• Bake for 1 hour or until done.

Steps:

• Sift dry ingredients. Cream sugar & butter. Add eggs. Stir in dry ingredients alternately with Amaretto. Fold in nuts & cherries. Pour into greased 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 1 hour.
• Glaze
• Mix ingredients together. Let stand until sugar dissolves. Poke holes in warm bread, and pour glaze over the top.