Cherry Bread | Bread Machine Recipes

Cherry bread is so good!  The dried cherries present bursts of taste.  The eggs and butter create a luscious, wealthy bread.

Initially Posted February 11, 2024

Cherry bread is a scrumptious mixture of components.  The dried cherries present bursts of sweetness and taste.  The eggs and butter make the bread wealthy and luscious.

Ought to You Soften the Butter?

Many bread recipes name for melted or softened butter. That’s to assist the butter combine with the remainder of the elements.

Some bread machines, together with my Zojirushi, have a preheat cycle that melts the butter for you.  In case your machine has a preheat cycle then you do not want to soften the butter.  Comply with the directions that got here along with your bread machine for add cubed butter.  As you may see from the beneath picture, I reduce the butter into 4 chunks and positioned it at every nook of the bread pan.

Making Cherry Bread

This makes a two-pound loaf of bread. Use the fundamental setting with the medium crust choice.

Comply with the directions that got here along with your bread machine when it comes to which elements to place within the machine first. With my Zo, I add the liquids first.

Usually, you’d add the cherries on the add beep. Nonetheless, I’ve discovered that fruit is distributed extra evenly all through the loaf if I add them at the start. You may learn extra about that challenge in my article in regards to the add beep. 

Do you see all of the dried cherries?  Yum!!

Right here’s a touch for recipes with eggs.  Begin with a measuring cup that’s bigger than you want.  Add the liquid, on this case water.  Then add the eggs to the liquid and provides it a superb stir. 

Verify the dough after 5 or ten minutes of kneading. Open the lid of the  bread machine and see how the dough is doing. It ought to be a easy, spherical ball.  

If the dough is simply too dry add liquid a teaspoon at a time till it appears to be like proper. If it appears to be like too moist, add flour a tablespoon at a time till it appears to be like proper.

Right here’s the cherry bread dough within the bread machine.  

Cherry Bread – Bread Machine recipe

This makes a two-pound loaf. Use the white bread or fundamental setting with the crust set to medium.

2/3 cup water
2 eggs, overwhelmed
3 1/3 cups bread flour
1/3 cup butter
3 Tablespoon sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons lively dry yeast
3/4 cup dried cherries 

See beneath for metric measurements, in addition to vitamin data, for this bread machine cherry bread recipe.