Strawberry Bread
It's strawberry time! I'm fortunate enough to live in region where fresh fruits and vegetables come from local farms. And let me tell you, there is NOTHING like spending a day at the farm and picking your own fruit - and for me the added benefit to this scenario is that I didn't have to remember to water the plants, I didn't have to remember to fertilize and I didn't have to figure out why my plants died and my neighbors thrived!
If you read Monday's post (scroll down if you didn't 
) you know I did a booksigning this past weekend at a local vineyard...to say we passed more than one "pick-your-own-strawberries" sign would be a gross understatement, and since the local strawberry festival is going on, you can only imagine the myriad of recipes strawberries have been made into this week.
While I hold out hope of getting the family to the farm this weekend for some pick-you-own-bucket-o-fun...I'll post a recipe I've made before and look forward to making again next week with my farm-fresh goodies.
What you'll need:
2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 3/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp ground cinnamon. Combine these in a medium bowl, make a well in the center.
1/4 cup milk, 2 tbs vegetable oil, 2 eggs - lightly beaten. Combine these, add to the dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened.
1 cup chopped strawberries, 1 tbs flour. Dredge strawberries in flour, gently fold into batter.
Spoon batter into a loaf pan greased and floured. Bake at 350 for 53 to 58 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes, remove from pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.
Enjoy the treat! Have any great strawberry recipes for me?
