Pineapple Cherry Loaves

Name: Pineapple Cherry Loaves
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 3 loaves (16 slices each)
Ingredients: 1-3/4 cups butter, softened; 2 cups sugar; 8 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 2 cans (8 ounces each) pineapple chunks, drained; 1 jar (10 ounces) red maraschino cherries, drained and halved; 1 jar (10 ounces) green maraschino cherries, drained and halved; 2 cups chopped walnuts

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours + cooling

Yield 3 loaves (16 slices each)

Test Kitchen Approved

Pineapple adds a fun twist to this holiday quick bread, plus it wakes each delicious bite nice and moist. My family prefers this to traditional fruitcake. —Dolores Peltier, Warren, Michigan

Ingredients

1-3/4 cups butter, softened
2 cups sugar
8 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cans (8 ounces each) pineapple chunks, drained
1 jar (10 ounces) red maraschino cherries, drained and halved
1 jar (10 ounces) green maraschino cherries, drained and halved
2 cups chopped walnuts

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
Combine the flour, salt and baking powder; add to creamed mixture until well blended. Stir in pineapple, cherries and nuts. Pour into three greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pans.
Bake at 325° for 1-1/4 hours or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 187 calories, 11g fat (5g saturated fat), 53mg cholesterol, 136mg sodium, 21g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

Pineapple adds a fun twist to this holiday quick bread, plus it wakes each delicious bite nice and moist. My family prefers this to traditional fruitcake. —Dolores Peltier, Warren, Michigan

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