Cherry Bread Delight

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 (16 ounce) can pitted dark sweet cherries
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. In a bowl cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.
2. Add eggs, vanilla extract and almond extract; beat until fluffy.
3. Drain cherries and reserve 1/4 cup syrup.
4. Slice the cherries into fourths. Add cherries and the 1/4 cup syrup.
5. In a separate bowl, mix flour, salt and baking powder.
6. Mix dry ingredients with cherry mixture.
7. Pour batter into a greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees F for one hour on the lowest rack.
8. Let cool, then dust with confectioners' sugar.