DAY Recipe

“Whenever we’re in the area, my husband and I stop at the Thompson House Eatery in Jackson, New Hampshire,” says Sandra L. Michaud of Newtown, Connecticut. “I’m crazy about the freshly baked lemon bread that sometimes comes with meals there.”This sweet quick bread would make a nice breakfast treat, too.

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INGREDIENTS

1 (6ounce)jar maraschino cherries
3 large eggs , lightly beaten
3 cups chocolate milk (can make your own with preferred amount of chocolate)
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons butter or margarine , melted
1 tablespoon cocoa powder
6 cups cubed French bread (the size of dice)
1 cup semisweet chocolate morsels (6 oz)
Garnish
sweetened whipped cream
Garnish
maraschino cherries

DIRECTIONS

Drain the jar of cherries but reserve 1 TB of the cherry juice.Chop the cherries coarsely.The first time I made this I used a food processor and got them too fine.More [...]

INGREDIENTS

1/4 lb dried tart cherries
12 ounces Italian bread
6 cups low-fat milk (1%)
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups egg substitute
confectioners’ sugar (to garnish)

DIRECTIONS

In 2-quart saucepan over high heat, heat dried cherries and 3/4 cup water to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 minutes or until cherries are tender.
Meanwhile, grease shallow 3-quart casserole. Cut bread into 1-inch-thick slices.
In very large bowl, with wire [...]

Ken Haedrich, cookbook author, says, “Since moving to New England nearly twenty years ago, I’ve heated the house with wood-burning stoves. And because our big Thanksgiving gatherings put oven space at a premium, I’ve often pressed those stoves into backup duty. That’s how steamed breads — which can be cooked on top of the stoves [...]

Makes 8 servings.

INGREDIENTS
1cup yellow cornmeal
1/2cup all purpose flour
3tablespoons sugar
2teaspoons baking powder
3/4teaspoon salt
3/4cup canned creamed corn
1/4cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted, cooled slightly
1large egg, beaten to blend
DIRECTIONS
Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 400°F. Butter 8-inch square [...]