Recipe

Basic Quick Bread Recipe

	Elle / All my dishes 8 months, 4 weeks ago Ok, so my grocery store had fresh imported cherries on sale, and I stocked up. We weren't eating them fast enough, so I decided to try a cherry quick bread, but couldn't find a recipe I liked. This is a basic quick bread recipe, so you can pick and... More Prep:15m Cook:5560m Servings:16	Elle
	basic quick bread fruit sweet buttery

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Ingredients

3 1/2 c flour

3 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

3/4 c brown sugar (I use Splenda brown sugar blend)

3 /4 cup granulated sugar (I use Splenda)

3/4 c butter, softened

3 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1 c milk

Directions

Grease 2 loaf pans, and heat oven to 350.

In a medium bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar, then add eggs and vanilla.

Add the dry ingredients, alternating with the milk.

Fold in whatever add-ins you choose.

Pour into pans and bake for 55 min to 1 hour.

For my bread, I used 2 1/2 cups fresh, pitted cherries, a handful of coconut, and would have liked to use almond extract, but i was all out. Phooey. But still delicious with the vanilla!

Variations:

BANANA NUT BREAD: Add 2 cups mashed ripe bananas combined with 2 T. lemon juice. And ½ c. chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans.)

ZUCCHINI NUT BREAD: Add 2 cup shredded zucchini and ½ c. chopped nuts.

PEACHY NUT BREAD: Add 2 cup of canned peaches, drained and pureed combined with 1½ t cinnamon, ¾ t nutmeg, ¼ t. cloves, and ½ c. chopped nuts.

PUMPKIN NUT BREAD: Add 2 cups pureed pumpkin combined with 1 t. cinnamon, 1 ½ t nutmeg; and ½ c. walnuts.

SWEET POTATO BREAD: Add 2 cups of mashed cold sweet potatoes combined with 1 t. cinnamon, 1 t. nutmeg, 1 t. cloves; and 1 c. walnuts. Substitute ½ cup granulated sugar with 1/3 c. brown sugar.

APPLESAUCE BREAD: Add 2 c. applesauce combined with 1 t. cinnamon, ½ t. cloves.

PEARSAUCE BREAD: Add 2 cups pearsauce combined with 1 t. ginger.

HAWAIIAN NUT BREAD: Add 2 cups crushed pineapple drained, ¼ c fine coconut; ½ c. nuts.

Bonus!!!!

All these nut bread variations can be baked in muffin tins (greased or with paper cups inserted). Fill cups to 2/3 full and bake at 350ºF. for 15-20 min.

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