Christmas Strawberry Bread

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

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 5×9 inch loaf pans.
  2. In a bowl
  3. mix the flour
  4. baking soda
  5. salt
  6. and cinnamon. In a separate bowl
  7. beat together the 1 3/4 cups strawberries
  8. 2 tablespoons strawberry extract
  9. eggs
  10. sugar
  11. and oil. Gradually beat the flour mixture into the strawberry mixture. Transfer to the prepared loaf pans.
  12. Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven
  13. or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean. Cool on wire racks.
  14. In a saucepan
  15. mix the 1/4 cup strawberries with syrup
  16. sugar
  17. water
  18. and 1 tablespoon strawberry extract. Bring to a boil
  19. and stir constantly until sugar is dissolved
  20. 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

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