Name: Sweet Bread with Almonds and Dried Cherries—Bread Machine, 1 1/2-pound loaf
Total time: 4 h 20 min
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 1/4 cup nonfat dry milk; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 egg; 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract; 1 teaspoon table salt; 3 cups bread flour; 2 1/4 teaspoons dry active yeast; 2/3 cup dried cherries; 2/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted

Sweet Bread with Almonds and Dried Cherries—Bread Machine, 1 1/2-pound loaf

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on August 22, 2007

Time

20 minutes, plus 2 to 4 hours baking

Yield

1 1/2 pounds

Ingredients

1 cup water 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 teaspoon lemon juice ¼ cup nonfat dry milk 2 tablespoons sugar 1 egg 1 ½ teaspoons almond extract 1 teaspoon table salt 3 cups bread flour 2 ¼ teaspoons dry active yeast ⅔ cup dried cherries ⅔ cup slivered almonds, toasted

Instructions

Add ingredients in order suggested in owner's manual; continue process with machine on raisin bread setting. Add cherries and almonds at the appropriate time, depending on the machine.