Put all the ingredients except the cherries into a bowl and mix to a dough.

Tip the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes, then put the dough back into the bowl and leave to rest for 1 hour.

Line a baking tray.

Add the cherries to the dough and mix well, then divide the dough into two pieces and roll each out to about 30.

5 cm/12 inches long.

Twist the two pieces together and place on the baking tray, then leave to rise for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/gas mark 6.

Bake the bread for 25 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool.