Cherry Almond Bread I Made It Ii

Cherry Almond Bread

Cosmicmother 4 years ago
~Made for December 2019 " Holiday Treats and Snacks" Recipe Challenge~

Cherry Almond Bread by Henrie

I love anything Cherry-Almond flavoured, and this is delicious! There's just something about that flavour combo that screams "Christmas" to me. :)
It's very moist and dense, similar to a pound cakes' texture. And full of flavour. I needed to bake it a little longer than 60 minutes, so it developed a thicker crust. I'd like to try and bake it at a lower temperature for longer and see if it that helps--it might just be that I over-mixed the batter or that I'm at a higher altitude (3500ft)? But in any event it was still delicious and the whole family loved it!
I think a little dusting of powdered sugar would be nice on top, however I decided to go with an almond glaze. I saved a tablespoon of cherry juice from the jar and used that with some water, powdered sugar and almond extract to make a glaze and topped it with sliced almonds.
Perfect as-is for a breakfast loaf, but nice enough with the glaze to be served as dessert!

(Hopefully Santa brings me a tri-pod for Christmas, I developed a tremor in my left hand and can't hold my camera steady anymore, all my photo's are shaky or out of focus!)
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LindaLMT 4 years ago said:

Oh Wow Shona! Great pictures and the recipe really does represent Christmas well with the pretty bits of cherry. I like moist and dense. I think the almond glaze is perfect!

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DIZ3 4 years ago said:

Awesome photos, Cosmicmother! Your bread looks so festive and perfect. I agree with you about the combination of cherry and almond. It's kind of like peanut butter and chocolate. I'm sorry you've developed a tremor. I have a fine tremor in my right hand. It's not noticeable until I try to do something tedious like decorate cakes or cookies or plug in my phone to recharge it. I'll keep my fingers crossed that Santa gets you a tri-pod. Your photos look beautiful to me. :)

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Good4U 4 years ago said:

Looks awesome, Shona! The photos are perfect! Looks delicious! Merry Christmas to you and your family. I hope Santa is good to you.

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Cosmicmother 4 years ago said:

Thanks Ladies! :)
Diz, that's how mine is too, I really only notice it when I pick up the camera and it keeps flashing the red shaking symbol at me, lol...it gets worse when I use the zoom so I have to stand really close to the food and take many photos and pick the least shaky one! ;)
Thanks Joce, Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas! :)

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