Ingredients for - Maraschino Cherry Nut Bread

1. White sugar 1 cup
2. Solid vegetable shortening (such as Crisco®) ¼ cup
3. Eggs 2
4. Salt 1 teaspoon
5. All-purpose flour 1 ½ cups
6. Baking powder 1 ½ teaspoons
7. Maraschino cherries, drained and juice reserved, divided 1 (8 ounce) jar
8. Chopped pecans ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Maraschino Cherry Nut Bread

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

2 . Stage

Combine sugar, shortening, eggs, and salt in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well combined.

3 . Stage

Mix flour and baking powder together in a medium bowl. Add flour mixture to shortening mixture in 2 or 3 batches, alternating with maraschino cherry juice, mixing batter well after each addition.

4 . Stage

Cut each cherry into 4 pieces; stir into batter with pecans. Spoon mixture into the prepared loaf pan.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen and invert loaf onto a wire rack. Let cool completely.