Wholesome Cherry Vanilla Bread

My 3 year old son, a very picky eater gave thumbs up for this one.

He loves cherries and the smell of vanilla. That is why I put them in this bread. I only have an oven toaster that is working (used for grilling and heating up food), so I baked the the dough in muffin cups rather than as a loaf.

Ingredients

1/2 cup Corn oil (or olive oil)

1 1/2 cups plain flour

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

1/2 cup instant oats

1 cup raw sugar (or white sugar, but raw is better)

3 eggs

At least 12 large sweet cherries (the more the merrier)

1 teaspoon sodium bi carbonate

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup water

2 teaspoons vanilla essence

Method

Flour mixture

	Sieve the flour, salt and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
	Stir in the oats and wholemeal flour.
	Quarter the cherries and add to this mixture.

Batter

	Mix the corn oil and sugar in a mixer. (Or you could cream it by stirring vigorously with a wooden spoon)
	Add the vanilla essence while mixing
	Add the eggs one at a time, mixing until each egg is fully incorporated into the batter

Flour mixture + batter

	Now add the flour mixture to the batter, 1 spoonful at a time. Mixing it in.
	Let 5 or 6 cherries get into the batter while the mixer is on.
	Fold in the rest of the cherries and flour mixture in using a metal spoon. Add more cherries if you like.
	Add water to the mixture if it gets stiff. The dough should be soft and never stiff.

Baking

	Oil each muffin cup. (My toaster can take 6 muffin cups at a time)
	Line each muffin cup with a paper cup
	Spoon 1 tablespoon of the dough into each muffin cup.
	Put the cups on the tray for the toaster.
	Cover with aluminium foil shiny side down. (This would prevent the bread from burning.
	Let it cook in the toaster for 20 minutes. My timer has a maximum of 15 minutes, so I set it for 15 minutes first, then another 5 minutes more.
	Test if the muffin breads are cooked. Insert a toothpick into a muffin bread and if it comes out clean or with crumbs, it is cooked.
	Serve warm.

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