Name: Summer Fresh Strawberry Bread
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter or margarine or solid white vegetable shortening; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract; 2 eggs separated; 2 cup flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 salt; 1 cup fresh crushed or diced strawberries

Summer Fresh Strawberry Bread

Looking for some awesome new quick bread recipes? What about a yummy strawberry recipe? Well I've got both! This amazing and easy Summer Fresh Strawberry Bread is the perfect treat to use up some of those sweet strawberries.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or margarine or solid white vegetable shortening
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
2 eggs separated
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 salt
1 cup fresh crushed or diced strawberries

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cream butter, sugar and extract until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks.
Sift the remaining dry ingredients. Add the sifted ingredients alternately with strawberries to creamed mixture.
Beat whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into berry mixture.
Grease a loaf pan and line with greased wax or brown paper. Place batter into pan.
Bake for about 1 hour or tested done (fork comes out clean). Remove to rack to cool.
Remove from pan after 15 minutes and let cool completely. Freezes well.