Strawberry Buttermilk Bread Recipe

ingredients

3 cups strawberries, coarse chopped
3 cups flour, PLUS"PLUS" means this ingredient in addition to the one on the next line, often with divided uses
1/4 cup flour for dusting the berries
1 cup chopped almonds (optional)
3 eggs
2 sticks butter, softened
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup buttermilk
powdered sugar or thin drizzle icing if desired

directions

Toss berries with the 1/4 cup flour and set aside. Cream butter and sugar light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time.

Sift dry ingredients together. Beat into creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Fold in the berries, which will thin out batter a bit.

Divide batter into 2 well greased and floured 8 inch loaf pans. Bake in a 350 degrees F oven about 60 minutes or tested done in center use middle oven rack.

Cool in pans 10 to 15 minutes, carefully loosen from pans and carefully remove to cool completely on rack.

Wrap in foil or plastic and let rest overnight before serving as flavors improve and bread slices best. Freezes well.

nutrition data

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