Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup candied cherries, halved
1 eggs
1 (9 ounce) cans crushed pineapple, in syrup
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
Directions:
Grease a loaf pan, 9 x 5 x 3.
Sift flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a large bowl; stir in walnuts and cherries.
Beat egg well in a medium-size bowl; stir in pineapple and syrup, milk and vegetable oil.
Add all at once to flour mixture; stir just until evenly moist.
Spoon into prepared pan; spread top even.
Bake in a moderate over (350 degrees F) for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes.
Loosen around edges with a knife; turn out onto a rack.
Cool completely.
Wrap loaf in plastic wrap.
Store overnight to mellow flavors.
Servings: 8
Time preparation: 15 min.
Time total: 90 min.