Cherry Pecan Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup chopped maraschino cherry, drained

Recipe

• 1 stir together first 3 ingredients.
• 2 in large mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until fluffy.
• 3 alternately add dry ingredients and buttermilk to creamed mixture.
• 4 beat just til blended after each addition.
• 5 fold in pecans and cherries.
• 6 turn batter into greased loaf pans.
• 7 stud with pecan halves and halved cherries, if desired.
• 8 bake for 55-60 minutes at 350 degrees.
• 9 cool in pan 10 minutes.
• 10 remove from pan;cool on wire rack.