Strawberry Bread

This is wonderful hot or cold, for breakfast or as a dessert. A definite family favorite!

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 281 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans.

Step 2

Slice strawberries and place in 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 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.