Strawberry Bread

By WheretheMagicHappens

This recipe is from "Wake up and Smell the Coffee" Pacific Northwest Edition by Laura Zahn.

I was asked for this recipe many times. A moist strawberry bread with a strawberry cream cheese spread.

Ingredients

• Cream Cheese Spread:
• 3 cups Flour
• 2 cups Sugar
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tbsp Lemon Peel, grated
• 3 Eggs, beaten
• 1-1/4 cups Vegetable Oil
• 2 cups Fresh Strawberries, cut into chunks
• 6 ounces Cream Cheese, fat-free is fine
• 2 tbsp Strawberry Jam

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, mix the flour, sugar, soda, salt and lemon peel.

In a separate bowl, beat eggs. Stir in oil.

Stir egg mixture into dry ingredients until moist.

Fold in berries. Batter should not be too thick. If it appears thick, add a little more oil or juice from berries.

Pour batter into two greased loaf pans three-quarters full.

Bake in 350 degree oven for up to 55 minutes.

Remove from the oven and cool. Loosen with a knife to remove from pans. Serve cool with Strawberry Cream Cheese spread.

For Strawberry Cream Cheese; soften the cream cheese and mix with jam. Chill until ready to serve.