Description
This beautifully pink, moist bread is a favorite at our house. Neighbors and friends look forward to receiving it for Christmas every year. Most people ask for the recipe.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ¾ cups frozen sweetened strawberries, thawed
- 2 tablespoons strawberry extract
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 ½ cups canola oil
- ¼ cup frozen sweetened strawberries, thawed, with syrup
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tablespoon strawberry extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 5×9 inch loaf pans.
- In a bowl
- mix the flour
- baking soda
- salt
- and cinnamon. In a separate bowl
- beat together the 1 3/4 cups strawberries
- 2 tablespoons strawberry extract
- eggs
- sugar
- and oil. Gradually beat the flour mixture into the strawberry mixture. Transfer to the prepared loaf pans.
- Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven
- or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean. Cool on wire racks.
- In a saucepan
- mix the 1/4 cup strawberries with syrup
- sugar
- water
- and 1 tablespoon strawberry extract. Bring to a boil
- and stir constantly until sugar is dissolved
- about 5 minutes. Pour over the bread while still warm.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 24