The Seven Silly Eaters Bread

This year, Maggie and I decided to give her teachers the book The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman and illustrated by Marla Frazee with a "matching" quick bread. We will also the breads to the specials teachers, without the book. Ella's preschool teacher gets a copy of the book, and all three teachers in the room will get the bread.

In the story, each of the seven children has a specific favorite food. In the end (after much hilarity for the children and sleep deprivation for the mama), they combine their favorite foods and eat the result all the time. The recipe is a combination of this Apple Oatmeal bread and this Maraschino Cherry Loaf. The  special ingredients that had to be represented are: milk, pink lemonade (cherries made it pink), applesauce, oatmeal, bread, and eggs. Here's hoping it freezes well!

It's a work in progress so I'm going to keep messing with it until it seems good. The first batch resembled corn bread in texture. But it's pink! :-) And too sweet... will reduce sugar.

Seven Silly Eaters' Quick Bread
1 1/2 C flour
1 C rolled oats
3 t baking powder
1/4 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
2/3 C sugar (needs less--will try 1/4 to 1/2 C next time)
2 eggs
1 16-oz jar maraschino cherries, blended (I'd de-stem them first if I were you)
2 T milk
3 T oil
1 small grated apple

Mix dry team. Add wet team. Stir to combine. Distribute among four sprayed mini loaf pans. Bake at 350F for 35-45 min. It's Ella-approved! Maggie will try it after school. :-)