Cherry Vanilla Friendship Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups amish starter (see recipezaar.com/321840)
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup oil (or 1/2 oil & 1/2 applesauce)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (8 ounce) box instant vanilla pudding (large size)
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 (21 ounce) can tart red cherries, drained
• 1 cup nuts, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325’.
• 2 to the remaining batter add eggs, baking powder, oil, ½ tsp baking soda, milk, almond extract, 1 cup sugar, flour, salt, pudding, 2 tsp cinnamon, nuts and cherries.
• 3 note: it is easier to mix if you combine the dry ingredients (except for sugar and pudding) in another bowl then add it slowly to the batter.
• 4 grease bottom and sides of 2 large loaf pans or spray with pam. mix ½ cup sugar and 1-1/2 tsp cinnamon in a small bowl. dust the insides of each of the pans with half of the mixture, making sure to cover the bottom and sides well.
• 5 pour batter evenly into the 2 pans and sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture over top of the batter.
• 6 bake for approximately 1 hour (until toothpick comes out clean.) cool until the bread loosens from the pan easily. turn onto serving dish. may be served warm or cold. enjoy.