Strawberry Bread
2 cups fresh strawberries
3 1/8 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup softened butter
4 eggs, beaten
1 1/4 cups chopped pecans
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees . Butter and flour or
line with waxwd paper, two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans.
2. Slice strawberries, and place in medium-sized bowl.
Sprinkle lightly with sugar, and set aside .
3. Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and baking soda
in large bowl: mix well. Blend softened butter, eggs
into strawberries. Add strawberry mixture to flour
mixture, blending until dry ingredients are just
moistened. Stir in pecans. Divide batter into pans.
4. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until tester inserted
comes out clean. Let cool in pans on wire rack for
10 minutes. Turn loaves out, and cool completely.
Makes 2 - 9 x 5 inch loaves
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