Cherry Pecan Cocoa Bread Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and orange zest. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in the chips, cherries and pecans. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

Steps:

• Mix flours, sugar, salt, yeast, and water in a large bowl.
• Add cherries, chocolate chips, and pecans. Stir well to make a very soft dough, and cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
• Let rest at room temperature overnight, or for at least 12 hours; the dough will be bubbly and puffy.
• Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and fold it onto itself a few times.
• Let it rest 15 minutes, then form it into a ball.
• Place it in a lightly greased bowl, smooth side down. Cover and let rise at room temperature about 2 hours, until a slight indentation remains when poked with a finger.
• During the last 30 minutes of rising, preheat the oven to 450°F and place a bread crock (or a heavy, 4- to 4 1/2-quart oven-safe pot) in the oven while it heats.
• When the dough is risen, remove the crock from the oven, and turn the dough out of the bowl and into the crock; the smooth side will be facing up.
• Shake the crock gently to settle the dough, then cover with the lid and return to the oven.
• Bake the bread for 20 minutes, then remove the lid and continue to bake another 30 to 40 minutes, until the bread is deep brown in color and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the center registers about 205°F.
• Remove the crock from the oven, turn the bread onto a rack, and cool before slicing. Yield: 1 loaf.

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in pecans, cherries and vanilla. , Pour into a greased and floured 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and mix for an additional minute. Add the applesauce, vanilla and almond extract.
• Alternately add flour mixture and milk until ingredients are just moistened. Stir in cherries and nuts.
• Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 X5 inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 60-70 minutes or until done.
• Cool.

Steps:

• Stir together first 3 ingredients.
• In large mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until fluffy.
• Alternately add dry ingredients and buttermilk to creamed mixture.
• Beat just til blended after each addition.
• Fold in pecans and cherries.
• Turn batter into greased loaf pans.
• Stud with pecan halves and halved cherries, if desired.
• Bake for 55-60 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Cool in pan 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan;cool on wire rack.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour an 8 x 4 x 2 inch loaf pan.
• 2. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3. Combine the next 3 items; add to the creamed mixture, alternately with buttermilk. Stir in pecans, cherries, and vanilla extract.
• 4. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 65-75 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan, before removing from pan, to a wire rack. Makes 10-12 servings.