Hearty and full of flavor, this is one of my first bakes once the summer heat subsides. No cinnamon, nutmeg or other quintessential fall spices, but rather a fruit-filled loaf, chock full of texture and brimming with the natural sweetness of baked cherries, carrots and raisins. I cannot resist slicing it still warm from the oven, with a pat of butter or some coconut oil . . . but it is even better the next day.
I became flooded with relief about a week or so ago when I realized it was my third morning in a row to have my coffee on the porch. Without hardly realizing it, my cat and I were enjoying porch time again, something we both missed all summer while the temperatures and humidity levels had us feeling like we had descended into one of Dante's worst levels of Hell.
