Description
Homemade Strawberry Bread celebrates summer’s sweetest harvest with moist, tender crumbs studded with fresh berries. Delightful slices promise a perfect balance of fruity richness and classic bakery comfort that will enchant you from first bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Strawberries:
- 1 1/4 cups fresh strawberries, diced
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (for dusting strawberries)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Wet and Sweet Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup salted butter (1 stick), softened
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 cup light cream
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Prepare oven at 350F (175C) and coat loaf pan with non-stick spray or butter.
- Combine flour mixture with baking powder in a medium mixing bowl, ensuring even distribution.
- Cream sugar and butter in a separate large bowl until light and aerated, creating a smooth consistency.
- Incorporate eggs individually into the butter mixture, mixing thoroughly after each addition.
- Gently blend light cream and lemon juice into the wet ingredients, maintaining a uniform texture.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, stirring until just combined to prevent overmixing.
- Lightly coat strawberries with flour to prevent sinking during baking, then delicately fold into the batter.
- Transfer batter into prepared loaf pan, arranging remaining strawberries decoratively on top.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes, checking doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center – it should emerge clean.
- Allow bread to cool completely on a wire rack before preparing the glaze.
- Whisk powdered sugar and milk until achieving a smooth, pourable consistency.
- Drizzle glaze over the cooled strawberry bread, allowing it to set before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Ensure strawberries are fresh and ripe for maximum flavor and natural sweetness in the bread.
- Dust strawberries with flour before adding to batter prevents them from sinking to the bottom during baking.
- Use room temperature eggs and butter for smoother, more evenly mixed batter that creates a tender crumb.
- Replace some all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour for added nutrition and a slightly nutty taste without compromising texture.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 235 kcal
- Sugar: 11 g
- Sodium: 140 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg