Almost Amish Friendship Bread

• 2-3/4 cups (650 ml) skim milk
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) low-fat buttermilk
• 4-3/4 cups (1125 ml) all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) whole wheat flour
• 3 cups (700 ml) plus 1 tsp (5 ml) sugar
• 1 pkg. active dry yeast
• 2/3 cup (150 ml) canola oil
• 1-1/4 tsp (6 ml) baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp (5 ml) ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) baking soda
• 2 cups (475 ml) hazlenuts, chopped coarse
• 2 cups (475 ml) dried cherries

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (175 C.).
2. In a large non reactive bowl, mix 3/4 cup (175 ml) of the skim milk, the buttermilk, 3/4 cup (175 ml) of the flour, the whole wheat flour, 1 tsp (5 ml) sugar, and the yeast.
3. Set aside for ten minutes or until the mixture starts to bubble.
4. In a large mixing bowl, place the remaining ingredients, except for the hazlenuts and cherries and mix well.
5. Fold in the nuts and cherries.
6. Lightly wipe four 10x5x2 inch loaf pans with vegetable oil, divide the dough among the pans and bake for one hour of until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.

milk, buttermilk, flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, active dry yeast, canola oil, baking powder, egg, ground cinnamon, vanilla, salt, baking soda, hazlenuts, cherries

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/000A78 (may not work)