This is a recipe I have always loved.

My Mom however, is cringing in her seat because she absolutely HATES these bars. As I have mentioned before she is not a fan of almond extract/cherry flavoring…therefore these bars were never an item featured in our home. I had to find them elsewhere. That’s not to say we were ever lacking when it came to pastries, breads or desserts. She was always baking something up in the kitchen!

I prefer to make these as a brunch/breakfast item but you could absolutely serve them as dessert. They are sweet and light and great with coffee or tea!

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Happy New Year!

I hope you had a lovely Holiday season filled with food, family and celebration!

I know Mikey and I had just that and it was the best way to end 2013. We were able to see so many friends and family and ate and drank ourselves to the max! I wouldn’t have had it any other way. 

Also…MIKEY GOT ME A NEW LENS FOR MY CAMERA!!!!

I am already so obsessed. It is SUCH an improvement and I have only begun to scratch the surface with it. I don’t know if you can tell in these pictures…but I sure could. I also took a billion and apologize for any pictures that look similar.

I guess I should also mention this bread!

It’s a quick bread to make and it is delicious! It’s just the right balance of sweet and tart.

I wanted something lighter since over the holidays everything is sooooo heavy. This would be a great tea bread or breakfast bread and I recommend you add it to the shuffle ASAP.

I hope 2014 is off to a great start for all of you! I would lie and tell you my new years resolution is to blog more…but I feel like I’ve tried that and failed…I’ll try to update lots now that the chaos of the holidays is over!

Thanks for all your comments and subscriptions!!!!!!!!!

Go make some bread 🙂

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