Lemon-Cherry Tea Bread

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 0.3 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.5 cup cherries dried unsweetened coarsely chopped
• 0.5 cup cornmeal 
• 1 large egg white 
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest 
• 1 cup buttermilk low-fat
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 6 tablespoons sugar 
• 1.5 cups flour whole-wheat white

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• whisk
• wire rack
• loaf pan
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 8- x 4-inch loaf pan.
2. In bowl, whisk flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, whisk buttermilk, oil, egg white, and lemon zest until blended.
3. Add to flour mixture, along with cherries, and stir to mix.
4. Spread in pan.
5. Bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean (45-50 minutes). Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
6. Cut into 12 slices.