Bright red cherries complement the almond flavor of these festive little loaves of quick bread.
25 min.prep time 1:30total time
40 servings, 5 mini loaves
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Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
3 Land O Lakes® All-Natural Eggs
3/4 cup milk
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup amaretto liqueur*
1 cup maraschino cherries, chopped, well-drained
Topping
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter melted
1/3 cup sliced almonds
Directions |
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Instructions:
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 5 (5 3/4x3-inch) mini loaf pans; set aside.
Combine 1 cup sugar and 3/4 cup butter in large bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add eggs; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add milk. Beat 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.
Combine all topping ingredients in small bowl; mix well. Sprinkle over batter.
Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans; remove to wire cooling rack. Cool completely.
*Substitute 1/3 cup milk and 1 teaspoon almond extract.
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