Strawberry Bread for the Masses
Posted by Ari on August 14, 2007 in Breads, Breakfast | 47 Comments
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Work has been a flurry of meetings, ringing phones and flashing keyboards lately, so I decided to lighten things up with miniature loaves of strawberry bread. Topped with sliced almonds and flavored with mashed strawberries and almond extract, a slice of this pretty bread makes a tasty coffee companion. And the best part? The batter is pink! If I had a little girl at home I imagine we’d be making this one at least once a month.
That’s it for now. I’m keeping it short and sweet this evening in the hopes of hitting the sack early and doing my cardio salsa video in the morning. Por que soy super hot. Ay! 
Strawberry Bread
Reprinted with permission from “The Best Bake Sale Cookbook Ever”. Two copies of which, incidentally, are in the cookbook raffle. (Hint, hint.)
Ingredients: Makes 1 regular sized loaf or 3 mini loaves
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, or margarine, cut into pieces, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup crushed strawberries or 1 package (10 ounces) frozen strawberries, thawed and drained on a double thickness of paper towels
- 1/3 cup sliced almonds
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray or grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan or a mini loaf pan.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, cream the butter, sugar and almond extract until light, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the flour mixture alternately with the crushed strawberries.
Spoon the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the top with the sliced almonds. Bake in the center of the oven for 55 to 60 minutes (50 to 55 minutes for mini loaves), or until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Cool the bread in the pan for 5 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack and turn right side up to cool completely.
Bonus! Top your bread with an irresistible strawberry spread. Blend 1 package (8 oz) of softened cream cheese with 1/4 to 1/3 cup of strawberry jam. Yum.
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How yummy! I don’t know if I’ve ever had strawberry bread. It looks delicious.
i’m trying this out this weekend.
Ooooh, pink batter! My granddaughter would love this!
This looks so pretty! I am gonna make it soon!
Ari, I have to confess to a quick loaf addiction, I think because banana bread was probably the first thing I ever really baked. I have never, however, made a quick loaf with strawberries. It’s a great idea, so I just might have to give it a try.
As soon as the weather cools down I am making the mini loafs. This is the exactly what the doctor ordered to go with my morning coffee.
I had never heard or seen strawberry bread….but this is super.
What a wonderful recipe with the strawberries, they look very delicious!
ps only just discovered your blog and I think it’s great!
oh goodness – how deliciously summery that looks – would cheer me up here as we’ve had the wettest summer ever in the uk!
xx
I just bought a lot of strawberry from the street vendor. Perfect opportunity to use it for this recipe.
Paz
With strawberries and almonds this has to become a favorite!
recipe sounds quite interesting….going to my bookmarks….I was expecting a pink colored bread like the batter u mentioned
Gorgeous, always loved Strawberries in anything.Thanks Ari:))
Look and I’m sure tastes delicious. How do you find time in the day… I’m swamped hence no new updates on my page …. maybe this weekend.
First time I’ve come across strawberry bread! Sounds delicious! And with pink batter? I love it!
Oh yeah! this is definitely one to make. So, how did the salsa cardio workout go?
Big girls like pink cake too. As soon as strawberries are in the shops here I’m making it.
I also try the strawberry spread recipe—only way to make a good thing even better!
Kelly – This was my first time trying strawberry bread and I was really happy with the results. I loved the idea of using strawberries to make a quick bread other than banana bread!
Sir Jorge – Awesome! Let me know how it turns out.
Lydia – I know, how awesome is pink batter?
Anh – That’s what I wanna hear. It’s a lovely bread, I hope you enjoy it.
Rob – I too have a quick loaf addiction and banana bread is my usual go-to bread. That’s why this recipe for a strawberry quick loaf caught my eye. I wanted to bake something… had strawberries in the fridge… seemed a shame not to try it out!
Ruth L – Bread like this makes mornings a much more pleasurable affair, especially when the slices are mini sized (which is darn cute if you ask me).
Linda – Thank you for saying hello, I’m so glad to hear you’ve been enjoying my blog! I thought this recipe was pretty cool, it’s hard to go wrong where strawberries and almonds are involved right?
Jane – I love baking on rainy days, how about you?
Paz – Oh yes, that is a perfect strawberry baking opportunity just waiting to happen!
Patricia – I loved the combination of strawberries and almonds too. Can’t pass up a combination like that!
This looks great! I really must get some mini loaves…the ones I used are at my parents’ house!
Mishmash – Me too! Especially with hope pink the batter was, and it was VERY pink, I thought the finished product would retain the color. Still tasted delicious though, with flecks of strawberry strewn throughout.
Asha – My pleasure, glad you liked the recipe.
Monika – How gosh I have no idea. Generally I just get stressed and decide to bake as a sort of home therapy. Baking and working out, that’s what keeps me sane! And of course the two form a nice balance when it comes to my fitting into my favorite pair of jeans, lol.
Joey – I know, I love it too!
Cynthia – It was fun! Ever since I discovered that Netflix streams most of it’s workout videos on the internet I’ve been trying out all sorts of workouts. Right now the cardio salsa one and the 10 minute kickboxing solution are my favorites.
Barbara – Don’t I know it! Boys like pink too, but for some reason my ticking biological clock was thinking about a wee little girl, standing on a stool, stirring the hot pink batter. Go fig!
JEP – Let me know how it turns out, I didn’t try the spread recipe but it sure sounded tempting.:)
Claire – I always get a kick out of making mini loaves. They’re so cute and just begging to be nibbled on.
Oh my! I would love this with Strawberry-Rhubarb spread. I am going to HAVE to eat this before the week is up!
Yummy strawberries. Pink batter!!! Pink is my favorite color. And since you brought it up, I wish I had a little girl at home… *sigh*
What a beautiful loaf! And sure look yummy as well. Gonna bookmark this recipe. =)
Strawberry bread! Sounds fantastic and I love how the batter is pink.
looks very yummy, but I am not a fan of fruity bread, I am more a zucchini bread type gal. How is the cardio salsa video, is it tough? Some of my workout dvds are getting too easy/boring I am looking for some tougher recs that will keep me sweating.
This is such a girly cake–I just love it!
That sounds so good. And i’m totally loving the idea of pink batter!
That strawberry bread looks gorgeous! I love it…
I made strawberry bread once – yours looks better! I’m going to have to try this!
Pink battter….I might need to try this.
My pledge is not going well at all. I pledged to limit the new recipes that I’d be printing out. I just organized all my old clipped recipes into four binders, so I’m supposed to be using all these old recipes.
Thanks to you Ari, I just printed out this recipe!!! I can’t help myself! It looks great and I have some strawberries that need to be used! I hope you enjoyed your class! ; )
What a delightful little bread! You cannot beat pink batter. I mean literally you can beat it, but you know, you can’t *beat it*.
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Maybe if I make a green frosting they wouldn’t be too girly girl for my boys!
Those adorable loaves look so delicious! My 3 year old is all about pink. We’ll have to give this recipe a try!
Oh YUM! This sounds like the perfect thing for my crazy mornings before I teach. A slice of this on the road would be delicious.
That sounds and looks so good. Will have to add it to my list of things to try.
I am SO totally going to make this. I’m on a baking kick, having just made some lemon raspberry muffins and a grapefruit yogurt cake…but those prove a bit sour for the boyfriend’s tastes (apparently my love for all things sour is a “female” thing).
Strawberry bread sounds wonderful, sort of like something faries might eat
Looks lovely too.
A pink batter? How cute is that. That bread looks like something I’ll have for breakfast with my coffee in the morning! And I love mini loaves.
Oh, this strawberry bread looks delicious. My friend shared beet bread with me last weekend which also had a red batter and was really yummy!
Made these tonight with my “just about to turn” strawberries. I did the minis. I’ll let you know how they taste in the morning. I’m thinking it will be divine with peanut butter.
i need to know about this cardio-salsa! and the strawberry bread/loaf looks fantastic!
This does look like a great loaf to pair with an afternoon coffee! (Especially for those of us who are motivated enough to do a workout video in the morning….)
Sarah – I imagine a strawberry-rhubarb spread would taste fantastic with this bread! Excellent idea.
Tarie – One of these days we’ll both have kids at home, and then I imagine that, though we’ll love our children, we’ll sigh with memories of they way were were before kids entered our lives.
Jacelyn – Thanks!
Amy – I loved the pink batter too, so cool! Now I’m thinking of other breads I could make with colored batter. Green, blue, purple… hmmm…..
CountryGirl – It’s a pretty entertaining video, not super heavy on the cardio, but fun. If you want a tough video go with the “10 Minute Solution: Kickbox Bootcamp” with Keli Roberts. Especially if you do the entire video in one session, it will totally kick your butt. I often do the entire thing at once and it leaves me sore the next day, but feeling great. You can watch it for free if you have Netflix account on their website, btw.
Susan – Thanks! Me too.
Alex – I know, pink batter is pretty cool huh?
Rosa – Thanks.
Anita – Oh I find that hard to believe, your food always looks amazing!
Mallow – Definitely, let me know how it turns out.
Anali – lol, I too have made pledges like that but with all the wonderful things on foodblogs it’s hard to stick to it. Tastespotting is especially seductive to me.