Description
I was looking for a muffin or quick bread recipe that called for yogurt but all were a bit too wholesome for me so I dreamed up this dried cherry bread. But at least I kept the oats! I am sure this batter could be used to make muffins too. A streusel topping or powdered sugar glaze would be extra naughty and extra good too but I didn’t want to be too naughty.
Ingredients
- ½ cup dried cherries
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup white sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup melted butter, cooled
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- 1 (6 ounce) container cherry vanilla-flavored yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup instant oatmeal
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white chocolate baking chips, lightly dusted with flour
Instructions
- Pour boiling water over dried cherries in a bowl and let sit to plump up for 15 minutes. Drain.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Beat eggs lightly in a bowl. Add sugar
- oil
- butter
- buttermilk
- yogurt
- and vanilla extract. Whisk well.
- Combine flour
- oatmeal
- baking powder
- baking soda
- and salt in a separate
- larger bowl. Whisk well. Add egg mixture
- white chocolate chips
- and cherries. Stir just until combined. Don’t overmix. Pour into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- 45 minutes to 1 hour
- checking at 35 minutes to account for different ovens. If bread begins to brown too much
- lightly cover the top with aluminum foil. Let set for 5 to 10 minutes in the pan before inverting loaf onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 12