Strawberry Quick Bread with a Chunky Strawberry Sauce

By SuzyHomemakerGoneBad

Ingredients

• For the glaze:
• 2 cup diced strawberries divided
• 2 cup sugar divided
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4-1/2 half and half

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from cookingwithk.net

Preparation

Step 1

Unlike when I was growing up, fresh fruit is in the grocery stores all year around, but one thing hasn't changed, and that is seasonal fruit always has a better price because they are plentiful. Like apples in the Fall are cheaper, peaches, watermelons and cantaloupes in the summer, and all kinds of berries in the spring and early summer. I love that Strawberries are beginning to make a big appearance here in the grocery stores which means the prices will start to go down.

The idea is to not to over mix the batter. Basically, moistening the ingredients and leaving the batter slightly lumpy, with streaks of flour showing. The recipe is then baked, fried or cooked immediately so the leavening does not stop working. Remember quick bread recipes have a warning "DO NOT OVER MIX and DO NOT OVER BAKE". Enjoy!

Directions:

Preheat oven 350 degrees.

Butter and flour a 9 1/2 x 5 12 loaf pan; set aside. Remove 1 cup of diced strawberries for the bread and add 1 cup of sugar to the remaining strawberries. Slight stir them and set aside.

Remove 1 cup of diced strawberries for the bread and add 1 cup of sugar to the remaining strawberries. Slight stir them and set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine flour and soda; set aside.

In a bowl of an electric mixer using the paddle attachment, cream wet ingredients, butter and 1 cup of sugar; add eggs one at a time and mix until creamy.

Add sour cream and vanilla, beat until creamy. Remove bowl from the electric mixer.

Sift dry ingredient, flour and baking soda. Using a spatula, fold dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. DO NOT OVER MIX. Remember it is ok if there is little flour streaks in the batter. Fold in 1 cup strawberries to distribute them evenly. Do not stir. Fold them in. and there will not be a pink bread but bright strawberries peeking through.

Pour mixture in the prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until center is done when sticking a toothpick in it and it comes out with little crumbs on it. DO NOT OVER BAKE.

While bread is baking prepare the glaze. In a small bowl, add the powdered sugar and 1/4 cup of half and half and stir with a wire whisk until creamy smooth. Add more half and half if needed to get the consistency you would like.