• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
• 5 large egg whites, separated
• 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 1/4 cup dried cherries
• 1/2 cup champagne or white wine
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1 medium banana, mashed
• 3 oz. raspberries
• 2 teaspoons rose water
• 1 teaspoon blood orange zest
• 1/2 tablespoon blood orange juice
• 1/2 vanilla bean

1. Grease 9x5x3-inch loaf pan, set aside.  Preheat oven to 350 F.  In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, powder, tartar, salt, and cardamom.  Make a well in the center of flour mixture, set aside. 
2. In medium bowl, combine two egg whites, buttermilk, and oil.  Add to flour mixture and stir just until moistened. 
3. In a small saucepan, combine cherries and champagne and bring to a boil.  Turn off heat, let sit for 15 minutes. 
4. Beat remaining egg whites until stiff.  Fold into batter.  Remove about 1 1/2 cups batter to each of two bowls.  Fold chocolate, drained cherries, and banana into original bowl (original bowl should have a little less batter, about 1 1/4 cups but will "equal out" after adding ingredients). 
5. Fold raspberries, rose water, zest, and juice into another bowl.  Split and scrape vanilla bean seeds into remaining bowl and gently fold seeds into batter. 
6. Spoon chocolate batter into prepared pan.  Follow with raspberry mixture, and top with vanilla batter.  Bake 60-75 min. or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. 
7. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 min.  Remove from pan and cool completely.  Wrap and store overnight before slicing.  Store tightly covered or wrapped.   Serves:  12-16. 

We gave this bread out to the sponsors of our Charit-Tea™ Fundraiser and to some of our sponsors as a holiday "thank you."  It has now become our signature bread.  It goes with our tradition of giving something special to others.  It is also lower in fat than traditional quick bread.  But feel free to make substitutions.  You can use regular milk, navel oranges, or vanilla extract.  You can also omit the rosewater or soak the cherries in juice.  Feel free to express your creativity.  You can also make three or four small loaves to give as gifts instead of one large loaf.  Just make sure you decrease bake time and check with toothpick frequently.  Angel bread can also be wrapped and frozen for three months - just leave in the refrigerator overnight to defrost.  It can be served plain or with clotted cream or butter.  Enjoy!!

Let us know how you like our bread or if you have any questions:  leeann@bethelightoftheparty.org.  Thanks!!