Orange, Pistachio and Dried-Cherry Tea Loaf

By jeenikeen

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• Finely grated zest from 1 orange
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup Milk
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup pistachios
• 1/2 cup dried cherries

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter a 9x5x3-inch (2 L) loaf pan.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cardamom and ginger. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter with sugar and orange zest until well blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time, then vanilla until blended. In a small bowl, whisk milk with sour cream. Beat dry ingredients into butter mixture, alternating with milk mixture, making 3 additions of dry and 2 of milk, just until combined. Stir in pistachios and cherries.

Scrape into prepared pan, smoothing top. Bake about 55 min or until a tester inserted in centre comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 min. Invert onto a rack to cool completely.