Cherry-Almond Bread
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup chopped almonds
1 jar (10oz) maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
1 tsp almond extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream sugar, butter and eggs until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, sift together flour baking soda, and salt. Blend into creamed mixture with buttermilk. Stir in almonds, cherries and almost extract. Pour batter into a greased and floured loaf pan and bake 55 - 60 minutes, testing for doneness with a toothpick. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
Yield: 1 loaf of bread