Homemade Buttermilk

Buttermilk Chocolate Bread

Buttermilk Chocolate Bread

Ingredients

Serving Size : 12

• 1/2 cup butter – softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips melted
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 pinch salt (opt)
• 1 cup pecans – chopped
• 1/2 cup glace cherries – chopped

Method

1. Beat together first 5 ingredients until blended.
2. Beat in melted chocolate.
3. Combine and add next 4 ingredients and stir until dry ingredients are just moistened.
4. Do not overmix.
5. Stir in pecans and cherries.
6. Divide batter between 3 greased and lightly floured mini-loaf foil pans (6x3x2″), place pans on a cookie sheet, and bake in a 325- oven for 45-50 minutes, or until a cake tester, inserted in center, comes out clean.
7. Allow to cool for 15 minutes and then remove from pans and continue cooling on a rack.
8. When cool, drizzle tops with Creamy Cherry Glaze.
9. Yields 3 mini-loaves.