Best Cherry Almond Loaf Recipes

Apple, Dried Cherry and Almond Loaf image

Provided by Food Network

Time 1h25m

Yield 12 slices

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup rolled oats
1 1/4 cups milk
2 cups self-rising or wholegrain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 1/2 ounces dried cherries
1 1/2 ounces dried apples, diced
1/3 cup soft brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons honey, plus more for garnish
1 egg, lightly beaten
5 tablespoons coarsely chopped almonds
Fresh ricotta
Honey, for drizzling

Steps:

Put the oats in a bowl, pour over the milk, and leave them to soak for 30 minutes.
Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F.
Lightly grease and line the loaf pan with parchment paper, and set aside.
Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl. Then, stir in the rolled oats, dried cherries, dried apples, sugar, cinnamon, honey, egg and 3 tablespoons almonds, mixing everything together well. Spoon the mixture into the loaf pan, leveling the top, and sprinkling over the remaining almonds. Bake the loaf until the crust is golden brown and the interior is cooked, about 45 minutes.
Let it rest shortly in the pan before turning the loaf out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Cut off slices, toast and serve with some fresh ricotta and drizzles of honey.

Cherry Almond Loaf image

Provided by Angela Pietrantonio

Time 1h20m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 c blanched almonds, finely ground
1 1/4 c all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 stick unsalted, softened butter
3/4 c sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 tsp almond extract
2 c pitted ripe cherries, cut into quarters

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Grease an 8 x 4 inch loaf pan In one bowl, mix together the flour, ground almonds, salt and baking powder.
3. In another bowl beat the butter with the sugar at medium speed with a hand or table mixer until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each. Add the almond extract and mix. Add 1/2 the flour mixture and mix briefly. Add the rest of the flour mixture and beat just until you can no longer see any flour. Add the cherries and stir them through the mixture.
4. Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan and bake for about an hour or until a cake tester comes out clean when inserted into the center. Cool 15 minutes before removing the loaf from the pan. 8 points per serving