Strawberry Bread

By ksgroves

Ingredients

• For the Bread:
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract or almond extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 cups diced strawberries
• 2 TBS all purpose flour
• For the Glaze:
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 TBS melted butter
• 1/3 cup finely diced strawberries
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract or almond extract
• 1-2 TBS heavy cream or milk (optional)

Details

Servings 10
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 60mins
Adapted from tastesoflizzyt.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, milk, oil, egg and vanilla. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
3. In a small bowl, toss together the strawberries and the 2 TBS of flour to coat the strawberries. Fold the floured strawberries gently into the batter.
4. Pour the bread batter into a greased 9"x5" bread pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center of the bread should come out clean. Allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes, then remove the bread to a wire rack to cool completely.
5. To make the glaze, combine the powdered sugar, melted butter, diced strawberries and extract in a small bowl. Mix until it is smooth.
6. Once the bread is cool, spread the glaze on top of the bread. Slice and serve.

Note: We didn't need any milk or cream to make the glaze spreadable, but it may depend on the juiciness of your strawberries. The glaze will be very thick and look like it is not mixing up, but if you keep mixing, it should create a nice creamy pink glaze. If it doesn't, add milk or heavy cream 1 TBS at a time. The glaze will soften as it sits too since the sugar pulls out juices from the strawberries. Keep this in mind when adding milk and don't add too much!