Strawberry Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh strawberries
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 3.13 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1.25 cups vegetable oil
• 4 large eggs , beaten
• 1.25 cups chopped pecans

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9x5-inch loaf pans.

2. 2

   Slice strawberries and place in a medium-sized bowl. Sprinkle lightly with 1 tablespoon sugar and toss to coat.

3. 3

   Combine flour, 2 cups sugar, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda in large bowl; mix well.

4. 4

   Blend oil and eggs into strawberries. Add strawberry mixture to flour mixture, blending until dry ingredients are just moistened. Stir in pecans. Divide batter into pans.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes (test each loaf separately).

6. 6

   Remove from the oven and let cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes. Turn loaves out of pans, and allow to cool before slicing.