Strawberry Bread....

Look at these juicy, ripe strawberries:

John came home with 2 containers of berries and they are delish!  

Strawberries always remind me to use my berry dishes from MacKenzie-Childs:

I baked two strawberry breads (recipe below)....

...and I couldn't wait for them to cool - my mouth was watering with the sweet aroma wafting throughout the house!

This was a perfect afternoon snack....

...a warm bread with a crispy top!

This is perfect for breakfast with a cup of tea or with a little ice cream for dessert!

Strawberry Bread from ALLRECIPES

• 2 cups fresh strawberries 
• 3 ⅛ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ¼ cups vegetable oil
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 ¼ cups chopped pecans

Directions

Instructions Checklist

• Step 1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter and flour two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans.
• Step 2.  Slice strawberries and place in medium-sized bowl. Sprinkle lightly with sugar, and set aside while preparing batter.
• Step 3. Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and baking soda in large bowl; mix well. Blend oil and eggs into strawberries. Add strawberry mixture to flour mixture, blending until dry ingredients are just moistened. Stir in pecans. Divide batter into pans.
•        Step 4.  Bake in preheated oven until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes (test each loaf separately). Let cool in pans on wire rack for 10 minutes. Turn loaves out of pans, and allow to cool before slicing.