Christmas Strawberry Bread

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 3/4 cups frozen sweetened strawberries, thawed
• 2 tablespoons strawberry extract
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups canola oil
• 1/4 cup frozen sweetened strawberries, thawed, with syrup
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon strawberry extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease and flour two 5x9 inch loaf pans.
• in a bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. in a separate bowl, beat together the 1 3/4 cups strawberries, 2 tablespoons strawberry extract, eggs, sugar, and oil. gradually beat the flour mixture into the strawberry mixture. transfer to the prepared loaf pans.
• bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a loaf comes out clean. cool on wire racks.
• in a saucepan, mix the 1/4 cup strawberries with syrup, sugar, water, and 1 tablespoon strawberry extract. bring to a boil, and stir constantly until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. pour over the bread while still warm.