Strawberry Bread
Moist and sweet strawberry bread with a delicious glaze makes a great breakfast, snack, or even dessert!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (+ 1 tablespoon for dusting strawberries)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup salted Challenge butter ((1 stick), softened)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs ( room temperature)
- ½ cup light cream
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 ¼ cups fresh strawberries (diced, divided)
- 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon milk (or as needed)
Directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8x4-inch metal loaf pan.
- 2
In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt with a whisk. Set aside.
- 3
In a separate medium bowl, cream sugar and butter together. Add eggs, cream, and lemon juice. Mix well to combine.
- 4
Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture and stir just until combined. Do not overmix.
- 5
Set aside 2 tablespoons of strawberries for topping the bread. Toss the remaining strawberries with 1 tablespoon flour. Remove any excess flour and very gently fold them into the batter.
- 6
Spread the batter into the baking pan and top with reserved strawberries.
- 7
Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.
- 8
Once the bread has cooled, combine the glaze ingredients in a bowl until smooth.