CHERRY CHOCOLATE ALMOND BREAD

By porklion

Yields: 2 Servings

Preparation Time: ? min
Cooking Time: ? min

Source: Key Ingredients

Ingredients

• 4 c. unbleached flour
• 4 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. iodized salt
• 1 1/2 c. granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 c. milk
• 1/2 c. fresh cherries, pitted and chopped
• 1 c. (about 5 oz.) dark or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 c. whole raw almonds, chopped

Details

Servings 2
Adapted from scrumptious.typepad.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350˚ F. Prepare 2 5x9" loaf pans by greasing and flouring.

2. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar into a large bowl or the bowl of a mixer. Mix gently to incorporate all the dry ingredients.

3. Add the vanilla, egg and milk. Stir to incorporate but do not over-mix. If using a mixer, remove the bowl to add the last ingredients by hand.

4. Gently add the cherries, chocolate and almonds. Fold in to make these last ingredients evenly distributed but do not mix further.

5. Pour the dough into the two loaf pans and bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes, depending on your oven. Check at 50 minutes and when a toothpick inserted in the middle of each loaf comes out clean (except for the beautiful melted chocolate) remove from the oven. Let cool on cooling racks.

6. Slice a piece immediately and eat. The best piece is the first, straight out of the oven. For subsequent pieces, I'd suggest warming in the microwave for 10 seconds or briefly in the toaster. Just melt the chocolate but do not dry out the bread. Its moistness is incredible.