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Strawberry Bread

Source of Recipe

From "The Old Farmer's Almanac Readers' Best Recipes"


Recipe Introduction

"A delicious tea bread that is extremely moist and full of flavor. I brought one to a family gathering, gifted another to a friend, and enjoyed the third smeared with strawberry cream cheese."

List of Ingredients

◦ 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
◦ 1� cups sugar
◦ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
◦ � teaspoon lemon extract
◦ 4 eggs
◦ 3 cups all-purpose flour
◦ 1 teaspoon salt
◦ 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
◦ � teaspoon baking soda
◦ 1 cup strawberry preserves
◦ 1 cup chopped walnuts
◦ � cup sour cream


Recipe

Preheat oven to 350� F. Grease three 8 x 4-inch loaf pans.

In a bowl, cream butter, sugar, vanilla, and lemon extract until soft. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, sift together flour, salt, cream of tartar, and baking soda. In a separate bowl, combine preserves, nuts, and sour cream. Add preserves mixture and dry ingredients alternately to butter mixture. Pour into prepared pans.

Bake for 50 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on racks for 10 minutes before removing from pans to cool completely.


Makes 3 loaves