Strawberry Bread

We spent the afternoon picking strawberries - 26 pounds!  Last year, the strawberry farm had a few recipes out to take with you, including this Strawberry Bread.  We all really enjoyed it last year and I'm sure it will be a hit again this year.  Want to make it extra special?  Add some Strawberry Butter to your slice of Strawberry Bread.

You may be sitting there, wondering why I'm including a bread recipe on a camping blog.  I get it, I don't really bake while camping.  I do bake at home and take a loaf on a camping trip for a little something extra for breakfast.  Since prime growing season in Michigan is limited, I bake many loaves of bread and then put them in the deep freezer.  We're just now polishing off all the delicious bread that I made last year.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 4 eggs beaten
• 1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/2 cups strawberries sliced and mashed slightly

What to do:

1. In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
2. In a medium size bowl, beat together eggs and oil until blended.  Stir in strawberries until combined.
3. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the egg mixture, stirring until thoroughly blended (do not over blend).
4. Spoon batter evenly into 2 greased and floured 9x5x3 inch loaf pans.
5. Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean.  Remove from pans to cool.