Strawberries are in season now and it would be a great time to use them for this quick and easy strawberry nut bread. It is easy to freeze and use for a quick breakfast or brunch item. Pair it with the cream cheese spread and you are in heaven!
Strawberry Nut Bread
3 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup chopped fresh strawberries
1 cup toasted chopped pecans
Combine first 4 ingredients; set aside. Combine oil, eggs, and sugar in large bowl of electric mixer; mix well. Gradually add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, stirring just until all ingredients are moistened. Stir in strawberries and chopped pecans.
Spoon mixture int 2 greased and floured 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 (3 inch) loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove to wire rack and cool completely.
Strawberry Cream Cheese Spread
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1/4 mashed strawberries
Mash strawberries and add 2 T. sugar. Set aside so that the berries will absorb sugar. Beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar. Add in strawberries with juice. Spread on sliced strawberry bread.
Recipe from Cooking with Mama Jane
