Cherry Loaf Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups flour or 2 1/4 cups cake-and-pastry flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup glace cherries, quartered
1 cup butter (you could use margarine, but tastes best with butter)
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons almond extract

Preparation

Combine flour and salt.
Stir well to blend.
Mix 1/2 cup flour mixture with cherries.
Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, I use a high speed on my mixer till it is REAL fluffy.
Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add remaining flour gradually.
Stir in extract and floured cherries, mixing until well blended.
Spread in greased loaf pan.
(I use a veg. spray).
Bake at 300DegreesF for 90-100 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Don't be concerned if cake cracks on top, it is supposed to.