Cherry Nut Bread with Cream Cheese Spread
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup chopped black walnuts
1 cup sweetened canned cherries, drained
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine dry ingredients. Cream butter and sugar in electric mixer, adding eggs one at a time, add dry ingredients in three bathches. Fold in buttermilk, then fold in cherries an nuts along with vanilla. Bake in 9x5 loaf pan in 350 degree oven for 55 to 60 minutes Cool on rack. About 12 Servings.
Cream Cheese Spread
Liquid from cherries
1/4 cup sherry
1/4 cup brown sugar
Place in sauce pan and reduce to 2 tablespoons. Cool and combine with 6 ounces cream cheese.