Cherry Nut Bread

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Cherry Nut Bread
Mary Frances Spalding

2 1/2 cup flour, sifted
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
12 maraschino cherries, chopped
3/4 cup nutmeats, chopped
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice

Sift dry ingredients together and cut in vegetable oil. Stir in cherries and nutmeats. Combine liquid ingredients and add to dry ingredients. Stir only until flour is moistened. Pour into greased 9 x 5x 3-inch loaf pan. Bake 60 to 70 minutes at 350 degrees. cool on rack. Makes 1 loaf.

Nellie`s Cherry Pie

Here is a recipe for cherry pie from 1967.

Nellie`s Cherry Pie

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 Tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup plus 1 Tablespoon shortening
1/2 cup ice water

Blend shortening into dry ingredients until size of peas. Mix in ice water  until blended. Roll out 1/4-inch thick on lightly floured board.

Filling

2 boxes frozen cherries (10-oz)
1 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons powdered tapioca or cornstarch
3/4 teaspoon red food coloring
1/4 teaspoon almond flavoring

Bring cherries to a boil. Stir in sugar and thickening together and gently pour into simmering cherries. Stir constantly. When transparent, remove from heat. Stir in coloring and flavoring. Pour into unbaked pie shell. Dampen outer edges of shell with milk or cream. Top with pastry. Flute edges. Brush top with with cream or melted butter. Lightly sprinkle with sugar. Bake 35 to 40 minutes at 425 minutes.

Festive Cherryettes

Festive Cherryettes

1/2 cup confectioners sugar
3/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour, sifted
2 Tablespoon vanilla
1 cup pecans
20 candied or maraschino cherries

Blend confectioners sugar, shortening, butter, salt and vanilla. Add flour and pecans. Make into soft dough. Using hands, roll into 1-inch balls, place on greased cookie sheet. Press a cherry into center of each. Bake 25 minutes at 325 degrees.

Frosting

1 6-oz package chocolate chip morsels
1 6-oz package butterscotch morsels
1/2 cup strong coffee
3 cups confectioners sugar

Melt morsels over hot water. Remove from heat. Stir in confectioners sugar. Beat until smooth.

Cherry Roly-poly

Here is another cherry recipe, cherries are here locally in the stores....I know not the sour cherries, we used to have one until a storm came thru and destroyed it. I am letting the young sprouts come up though, so maybe one day will have another one.....

Cherry Roly-Poly

1 cup prepared biscuit mix
2 teaspoon butter
1/4 cup light cream
melted butter
1 cup red sour cherries ( 1 pound)
2 Tablespoon candied lemon peel, diced
 cherry sauce

Blend together biscuit mix and butter. Add cream and stir well. Turn out on lightly floured board. Knead 30 seconds. Roll into rectangle 1/4 -inch thick. Brush with melted butter. Top with 1 cup drained cherries and lemon peel. Roll as jelly roll. Place on buttered baking sheet. Brush with melted butter. Bake 20 minutes at 425 degrees. Slice and serve hot with cherry sauce. Serves 6.

Cherry Sauce

3/4 cup cherry juice
1/2 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon flour or cornstarch
1/4 cup canned red sour cherries, drained
1 Tablespoon butter
1 Tablespoon lemon juice

Stir cherry juice into mixture of sugar , salt and flour. Cook over low heat 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Add cherries, butter and lemon juice. Serve hot.

Cherry Enchantment Pie

Here is a recipe for those cherry pie lovers out there.

Cherry Enchantment Pie

1 3/4 cup water
1/4 cup red cinnamon candies

Bring water to a boil. Add cinnamon candies and stir until candies are dissolved. Set aside 1/4 cup of this liquid to cool and be used in crust.

Pie Crust

 1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup shortening
1/4 cup cinnamon candy liquid

Combine flour and salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender or knife, until mixture is the size of small peas. Sprinkle liquid, a little at a time, over mixture while tossing and stirring lightly with fork until dough is moist enough to hold together. Shape into ball. Roll out on floured board to a circle 1 1/2 inches larger then inverted pie pan. Fit loosely into pan. Flute rim. Prick with fork. Bake 10 minutes at 425 degrees. cool.

Filling

1 cup cinnamon candy liquid
1 3-oz package cherry flavored gelatin
1 cup applesauce
1 package pink icing mix
Maraschino cherries

Bring liquid to boil. Pour over gelatin, stirring until gelatin is well dissolved. Add applesauce and blend well. Place in refrigerator until partially set. Prepare frosting mix according to package directions, using 1/2 cup cinnamon candy liquid in place of water. Fold half of frosting into partially set gelatin mixture. Pour into pie shell. Return to refrigerator. When completely set, spread rest of frosting on top. Garnish with cherries. Makes 1 - 9-inch pie.

Kentucky Cherry Pecan Cake

I this I will double post again with dessert recipes, so each day their will be a dessert recipe,.....as a person could not have too many desserts right!

Kentucky Cherry Pecan Cake

1 pound butter
3 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon mace
8 eggs, separated
3 cups cake flour
1/3 cup bourbon
1 pound red glace cherries, finely chopped
4 cups pecans, finely chopped

Grease and flour 2 - 9 x5x 3-inch loaf pans. In very large mixing bowl, thoroughly beat butter with 2 cups sugar and mace until light and fluffy. Gradually and thoroughly beat in egg yolks. Stir in 2 3/4 cups flour, alternately with bourbon. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup flour over cherries and toss. Stir into cake batter with pecans. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form, then gradually beat in 1 cup sugar until very stiff. Fold into cake batter. Turn into prepared pans and bake 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours at 350 degrees or until cake tested inserted in center comes out clean.

Cherry Delight

This is for those that like cherry cheesecake, it is similar .

Cherry Delight
Mrs. Larry E. Franklin

1/4 pound butter ,melted
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1 8-oz package cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup pecans, broken
1/2 pint whipping cream, whipped
1 can cherries

Melt butter in 9 x 9-inch cake pan. Stir in graham cracker crumbs. Pat around bottom and sides. Bake 10 minutes at 325 degrees. Combine cream cheese and sugar. Mix well. Spread cream cheese mixture over cracker crust. Sprinkle pecans over cheese. whip cream almost to butter and spread over pecans. Top with cherries. Chill at least 24 hours.

one bowl cobbler

What is better then a home made cobbler, I from the frozen section at the store, I think not. Here is a easy recipe for a cobbler and it only requires one bowl.

One-Bowl Cobbler
Mrs. Marcia Maloney

1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 egg, unbeaten
2 medium cans tart red cherries, well drained

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and egg into crumbs. Sprinkle over fruit dotted with butter. Bake until lightly browned at 350 degrees. Serve warm with or without cream.