Fresh Strawberry Bread Recipe

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Moist, tender and not too sweet with just a hint of lemon, this fresh strawberry bread is a winner in my book.
Prep Time20MINUTES 
Cook Time1HOUR 
Total Time1HOUR  20MINUTES 
Servings (adjustable): 
Calories: 188

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • 1-½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • ¼ cup light olive oil, or canola oil
  • ⅓ cup cranberry-strawberry juice
  • 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
  • 1-½ cups hulled and coarsely chopped fresh strawberries

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Coat a 9×5 loaf pan (affiliate link) with nonstick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda. In a small bowl (affiliate link) whisk together the egg, egg white, oil, juice and lemon zest.
  • Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir until blended. (The batter will be thick.) Stir in the strawberries.
  • Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan (affiliate link) and spread it out evenly.
  • Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. (Mine took 55 minutes. If the bread is browning too quickly, cover it loosely with foil.)
  • Remove from the pan from the oven and set on a wire rack to cool for about 10 minutes. Then carefully remove the loaf from the pan and set it on the wire rack to cool completely.
  • Cut into 12 slices.

Recipe Notes

Be sure to to fluff your flour well before measuring it to prevent your bread from being dry, tough and/or heavy.

FRESH STRAWBERRY BREAD

W-W Recipe of the Day: Fresh Strawberry Bread

Today I’ve got a homemade bread recipe that’s perfect for strawberry season.

Have you ever had fresh strawberry bread?

Slices of fresh strawberry bread on a white plate

Fresh Strawberry Bread

FRESH STRAWBERRY BREAD RECIPE NOTES

I’ve decided to experiment with using olive oil when baking so substituted ¼ cup light olive oil for the ⅓ cup melted butter called for in this fresh strawberry bread.

The recipe suggests cranberry-strawberry juice but any red fruit juice would work. (I used a berry blend from Hansen’s.)

To boost it’s nutritional profile use a combination of whole wheat pastry flour and all-purpose flour.

If you are sugar-free, adjust the sugar content with your sweetener of choice.

And of course you could always use butter instead of olive oil if you prefer.

Be sure to to fluff your flour well before measuring it to prevent your bread from being dry, tough and/or heavy.

HOW MANY CALORIES AND WW POINTS IN THIS BREAD?

According to my calculations each slice of this yummy fresh strawberry bread has 188 calories

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