Cherry Almond Bread (bread Machine)

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk or 1 cup soymilk, plus
• 2 tablespoons milk or 2 tablespoons soymilk
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1 large egg
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 cup dried cherries
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted
• 3 cups bread flour
• 2 teaspoons bread machine yeast

Recipe

• 1 add ingredients to the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.
• 2 use the basic/ bread cycle and the light or medium crust color setting.
• 3 remove bread from pan; cool on wire-rack.
• 4 to toast almonds: spread in a shallow baking pan large enough to accommodate a single layer.
• 5 bake the almonds at 350 f for 6 to 12 minutes or until golden brown; stir a couple of times and check often or they will burn.
• 6 cool before adding to your bread machine!