Strawberry Bread

This fresh strawberry bread is wonderful served hot or cold, for breakfast or as a dessert. It is easy to make and will become a family favorite.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 281 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 3 ⅛ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ¼ cups vegetable oil
• 2 cups fresh strawberries
• 1 ¼ cups chopped pecans
• 4 large eggs, beaten

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour two 9x5-inch loaf pans.

Step 2

Slice strawberries and place in a medium-sized bowl. Sprinkle lightly with sugar, and set aside while preparing batter.

Step 3

Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda in large bowl; mix well. Blend oil and eggs into strawberries. Add strawberry mixture to flour mixture, blending until dry ingredients are just moistened. Stir in pecans. Divide batter into pans.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes (test each loaf separately). Let cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes. Turn loaves out of pans, and allow to cool before slicing.