Strawberry Pecan Bread
List of Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
1/4 t. baking soda
1/4 t. grated nutmeg
1/2 C. chopped pecans
2 large eggs
1/2 cup orange juice
2 t. grated orange peel
1/3 cup melted butter or margaring, cooled
1 C. fresh or frozen chopped strawberries
3-4 fresh strawberries
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1 T. warm water
1 t. softened butter or margarine
Heat oven to 350F. Grease and lightly flour 4.5x8.5" loaf pan. In
large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda
and nutmeg. Mix well, stir in pecans. In a medium bowl, beat eggs
with orange juice, milk and orange peel. Blend in butter. Add liquid
mixture to dry mixture, stirring until just moistened. Gently fold
in strawberries. Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake until golden
brown and a wooden skewer inserted near center comes out clean,
55- 65 min. Remove from oven to wire rack. Cool 10 min. Remove from
pan, cool completely. Glaze Make 1 T. fresh strawberry juice by
pressing a few ripe strawberries through a fine mesh sieve. In a
small bowl, combine powdered sugar, warm water, butter and strawberry
juice. Stir until smooth & creamy. Spoon into a pastry bag made
from waxed paper. Pipe glaze onto bread in a diagonal zig-zag
pattern.Recipe
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