Old Fashioned Baked Sour Cherry Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 2/3 cups sugar, divided
1 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon almond extract
14 1/2 ounces tart cherries, pitted and undrained
1 tablespoon butter
1/3 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine 2/3 cup sugar, flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
Mix milk and almond extract together and lightly stir into the flour mixture.
Pour batter into a greased 11 x 7 \" pan and set aside.
In a small pot, add the cherries, butter and 1 cup sugar and bring to a boil.
Cook, constantly stirring for 2 minutes until the sugar disolves.
Add the toasted almonds, stir well and spoon the mixture over the batter.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until golden brown.