Strawberry Bread Recipe
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Strawberry Bread Recipe
Description
This recipe blends granulated sugar, milk, canola oil, egg, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and lemon zest to form a wet mix. Dry ingredients include all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, and cornstarch to coat the diced strawberries, preventing them from sinking. The strawberries are gently folded into the batter just until combined to keep the crumb tender and avoid overmixing. The batter is poured into a greased bread pan and baked until a toothpick comes out mostly clean with some crumbs but no wet batter.
Once cooled, the bread is glazed with a mixture of powdered sugar, melted butter, diced strawberries, lemon juice, and milk, lending a smooth, sweet topping that compliments the bread’s citrus-fruit flavors. The loaf offers a moist crumb with pockets of fruit and a citrus brightness from the lemon additions.
The bread is suitable for breakfast, brunch, or a sweet snack and can be sliced and served with butter or on its own.
Tips include not overmixing to keep the loaf tender, tossing fruit in flour to prevent sinking, and adjusting glaze thickness as desired by adding powdered sugar or a little more liquid.
Ingredients
For the Bread:
- 1 cup granulated sugar white
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 egg large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups strawberry diced
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
For the Glaze:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/3 cup strawberries finely diced
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
For the Bread:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9"x5" bread pan and set it aside. You can add parchment paper, hanging on the sides, for easy bread removal.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, milk, oil, egg, vanilla, lemon juice, and zest.
- In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir with a spatula until just combined.
- In a small bowl, toss the strawberries and cornstarch. Fold them gently into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Level the top with a spatula.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean or with just a few crumbs, no moist batter.
- Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove it and place it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
For the Glaze:
- In a medium bowl, combine the powdered sugar, melted butter, diced strawberries, and lemon juice. Mix until smooth and fully combined.
- Once the bread is cool, pour the glaze on top of the bread and spread it evenly.
- Let the glaze set, slice, and serve.
Notes
- Do not overmix the batter to maintain a tender texture; stir only until dry ingredients are moistened.
- Toss diced strawberries in flour before folding into the batter to avoid them settling at the bottom.
- Adjust the glaze sweetness by adding more or less powdered sugar to taste.
- If the glaze is too thin, add more powdered sugar; if too thick, add liquid a teaspoon at a time.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 10slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 407 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 407kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 67g | 22% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 24mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 93mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 223mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 46g | 92% |
| Vitamin A | 169IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 22mg | 24% |
| Calcium | 91mg | 9% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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