Cherry loaf
Regi Dean's Recipes 1/12/00
Cakes
Donna Martin
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flour	1 3/4 cup
 baking powder	2 tsp
salt	1/3 tsp
butter	1/2 cup
sugar	1 cup
eggs separate	3
milk	1/2 cup
almond extract	1/2 tsp
glace cherries	1 3/4 cup
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oven 350  grease and flour loaf pan

separate eggs set aside   chop about 1/3 of the cherries sprinkle about 1/4 cup of the flour overall the 
cherries and mix well set aside

cream the butter until fluffy add egg yolks one at a time beat well between additions add extract beat well

combine dry ingredients and add alternately with milk making 3 additions ending with dry ingredients

beat egg whites until stiff  fold into batter   and now fold in the cherries thoroughly

pour batter into pan and bake for 45- 50 minutes or until toothpick comes clean

cool in pan for 20 minutes   turn out on to rack put cake right side up and cool completely before wrapping 
for storage