Description
This is a delicious sweet bread recipe that I received from a friend years ago. It’s a wonderful breakfast option or you can make little loaves to give as gifts. This bread can also be frozen easily and saved for a later date.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup strawberry jam
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon lemon juice
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9×5-inch loaf pans.
- Combine flour
- salt
- cream of tartar
- and baking soda in a bowl; set aside.
- Stir strawberry jam and buttermilk together; set aside.
- Combine sugar
- butter
- vanilla extract
- and lemon juice in a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time
- beating well after each addition. Add dry ingredients alternately with strawberry jam mixture
- mixing just until blended. Fold in walnuts.
- Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- about 55 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes. Remove from pans onto cooling racks.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 55 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 16