Strawberry Bread! Yummy!

Okay, I am proud of this one. Yesterday I made a strawberry bread that I wasn't happy with. For anyone who's had it, it tasted like Amish Friendship Bread. Very good- but not very strawberry flavored, and it had way too much oil in it for me to feel good about eating it. So I tweaked the recipe quite a bit, and now I have a lovely strawberry bread. It is quite good. I think it would be awesome to serve it along with banana bread at a pot luck or party. The flavors would contrast nicely. I'm looking forward to eating this bread up over the next few days. Warning though. This bread does take about 4 cups of sliced strawberries- and at least 2 cups of that needs to be fresh- 4 cups fresh would be even better. Here it is.


* Exported from MasterCook *

STRAWBERRY BREAD

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Serving Size : 15 Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 eggs -- beaten
1 cup strawberry puree -- about 2 cups sliced berries
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 cups fresh strawberries -- chopped
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350. Spray two 9" loaf pans with cooking spray.

In a large bowl combine the dry ingredients.

In a seperate bowl, combine the wet ingredients.

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ones and stir gently to combine.

Stir in nuts and strawberry pieces.

Bake in two 9" loaf pans for 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Let cool in pans for 10 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely for best flavor.

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 293 Calories; 10g Fat (29.6% calories from fat); 6g Protein; 47g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 50mg Cholesterol; 205mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.