Bright red cherries complement the almond flavor of these festive little loaves of quick bread.
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Bread
1 cup sugar
34 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
34 cup milk
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
12 teaspoon salt
1 cup maraschino cherries, chopped, well-drained
Topping
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter, melted
13 cup sliced almonds
*Substitute 1/3 cup milk and 1 teaspoon almond extract.
STEP 1
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 5 (5 3/4x3-inch) mini loaf pans; set aside.
STEP 2
Combine 1 cup sugar and 3/4 cup butter in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add eggs; continue beating until well mixed. Add milk; beat at low speed until well mixed. Add flour, baking powder and salt; continue beating just until flour is moistened. Gently stir in amaretto liqueur and cherries. Spoon batter evenly into prepared pans.
STEP 3
Combine all topping ingredients in bowl; mix well. Sprinkle over batter.
STEP 4
Bake 35-45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
- For easy gift giving, bake loaves in mini aluminum foil loaf pans. They come in packages of 5 pans and can usually be found in the baking aisle of the supermarket.
- Loaves can be baked in 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans. Bake at 350°F, 45-50 minutes.
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