Cherry Granola Bread is one of those recipes that brings back all the cozy feelings of home baking, dear. With its wholesome wheat flour base and that delightful touch of granola and cherries, it’s a loaf that’ll have your kitchen smelling absolutely wonderful.
What makes this bread truly special is the combination of honey’s natural sweetness with good olive oil, creating a moist and tender crumb that stays fresh for days. The granola adds such a lovely texture and nuttiness that you just can’t get from a plain loaf.
I love slicing this warm from the oven and sharing it with neighbors or bringing it to potlucks—it always disappears fastest! This is the kind of bread that makes people feel loved, and that’s what home cooking is all about.
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Cherry Granola Bread
Ingredients
- 1.25 cup Water
- 2.5 teaspoon Yeast
- 2 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoon Honey
- 1.5 teaspoon Salt
- 2 cup Wheat Flours
- 1.25 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 3 tablespoon Milk
- 0.66666666666667 cup Granola
- 0.5 cup Cherries
Instructions
- Heat water until warm (105 degrees to 115 degrees).
- Dissolve yeast in warm water in a large mixing bowl.
- Add oil, honey and salt; mix well.
- Add 1 cup of the bread flour, 3/4 cup of the whole wheat flour and dry milk powder to warm liquid mixture.
- Beat on low speed with an electric mixer until moistened; beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
- Stir in granola, cherries, remaining 1 cup bread flour, and remaining 1/2 cup whole wheat flour; mix until dough pulls cleanly away from sides of bowl.
- On lightly floured surface, knead dough until smooth and elastic, adding more bread flour, if needed.
- Place dough in a greased mixing bowl; cover loosely with plastic wrap and a cloth towel.
- Let rise in a warm place (80 to 85 degrees) about 1 hour, or until double in size.
- Punch down dough several times to remove all air bubbles.
- Let rest 15 minutes.
- Shape into a loaf.
- Place in a greased 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 -inch loaf pan.
- Cover; let rise in a warm place 45 to 60 minutes, or until double in size.
- Bake in a pre-heated 350 degree oven 35 to 45 minutes, or until golden and loaf sounds hollow when lightly tapped.
- Remove from pan immediately.
- Cool on wire rack.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
