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Cherry-Raisin Loaf

Course after church coffee hour, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Cherry, raisin
Cook Time 45 minutes
Resting Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour

Equipment

  • Loaf Pan

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour sifted
  • ½ cup sugar
  • pinch salt
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ cup butter
  • ½ cup seedless raisins
  • 1 cup maraschino cherries coarsely cut
  • 2 egg yolks beaten
  • ½ cup buttermilk

Instructions

  • Combine dry ingredients.
  • Cut in butter as for pastry.
  • Add fruit, mixing throughly.
  • Add egg yolks.
  • Slowly add buttermilk, mixing to form a stiff batter.
  • Pour into butter 8"x4½"x2½" loaf pan.
  • Bake in preheated 350° oven for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean and loaf begins to pull away from sides of pan.
  • Cool 15 minutes in pan; turn out onto wire rack
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