Cherry Nut Bread

By Lorena_321

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs, separated
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 5 cups flour
• 1 t. baking soda
• 1/2 t. baking powder
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 jars (10 oz. ea.) maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk just until blended (batter will be thick). In a small mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Fold in cherries and pecans.
Transfer to four greased and floured 8x4x2" loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean and loaves are golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.