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MAY - Strawberry Bread


Strawberries, the fruit of May. Luscious, sweet and and bursting with flavor, they signal us that summer is right around the corner. This bread is wonderful spread with clotted cream or toasted lightly. The pink color of the bread adds a festive touch to a spring brunch.

2 cups Strawberries, washed and sliced
3 - 3 1/4 cups flour
2 cups sugar, divided into 1/2 cup and 1 1/2 cups
1 tsp. ground cardamom
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup chopped, toasted pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour two 9 x 5 loaf pans. Sprinkle strawberry slices with 1/2 cup sugar, mix lightly and set aside. Combine flour, remaining sugar, cardamom, salt and baking soda in a large bowl and mix lightly. Blend oil into the beaten eggs and add to the strawberries, stirring to combine. Add strawberry mixture along with the pecans to the flour mixture. Stir until just moistened. Divide batter into the pans. Bake 45-50 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in pans on wire racks before turning loaves out to cool completely.





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