1/2 c. butter
1 c. white sugar
3 eggs
1/2 c. Amaretto
1-1/2 c. all-purpose unbleached white flour
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1 cup cherries, fresh or canned and halved
1 c. chopped pecans
6 Tbls. powdered sugar
6 Tbls. Amaretto liquor
Cream butter, sugar, egg and Amaretto. Add dry ingredients and stir until well mixed. Fold in pecans and cherries. Pour into a large greased and floured loaf pan, or makes 3 mini loaves.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 50-55 minutes (40-45 minutes for mini loaves).
Loosen edges in loaf pan(s), let stand 15 minutes and then remove bread from pan(s), placing on a cooling rack; pour glaze over each loaf(s) and cool completely.
For glaze, mix powdered sugar and amaretto.