Cherry Bread Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups self rising flour
3/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 ounces finely chopped almonds
5 ounces maraschino cherries, drained and coarsley chopped

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 9\" x 5\" x 3.5\" loaf pan.
In a mixing bowl, beat together flour, butter, sugar and eggs with wooden spoon until fluffy.
Fold in cherries and almonds.
Pour into prepared loaf pan.
Bake at 350 for 70-75 minutes or until risen and golden.
Leave set for about 15 minutes and remove from pan to wire rack to cool further.