Description
Sweet strawberry bread emerges as a delightful treat celebrating seasonal fruit and homemade comfort. Summer’s freshest ingredients blend into a moist, tender loaf perfect for morning breakfasts or afternoon snacks you’ll savor with pure pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (260 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 cups diced strawberries
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (4 oz/120 ml) canola oil or coconut oil
- ½ cup (4 oz/120 ml) 2% milk
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or almond extract
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 cups (260 g) powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- ⅓ cup finely diced strawberries
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract or almond extract
- 1–2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk (optional)
Instructions
- Preparation: Warm the oven to 350°F and coat a 9-inch loaf pan with cooking spray, ensuring complete surface coverage.
- Liquid Blend: Whisk together sugar, milk, vegetable oil, egg, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl until harmoniously combined.
- Dry Mixture: Sift flour, baking powder, and kosher salt in a large bowl, eliminating potential clumps and creating a uniform dry base.
- Batter Assembly: Gently merge wet and dry ingredients, stirring minimally to maintain a tender bread texture and prevent overmixing.
- Fruit Incorporation: Lightly dust strawberries with flour, then delicately fold into the batter, preserving their structural integrity and preventing bottom-settling during baking.
- Baking Process: Pour batter into prepared pan, smoothing the surface evenly, and bake for 50-55 minutes until a toothpick inserted emerges clean with minimal crumbs.
- Cooling Stage: Rest bread in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack, allowing complete cooling and stabilizing the loaf’s structure.
- Glaze Preparation: Combine powdered sugar, melted butter, diced strawberries, and strawberry extract, whisking until achieving a silky, vibrant topping.
- Finishing Touch: Once cooled, generously spread strawberry glaze across the bread’s surface, creating an appealing and flavorful presentation for serving or storing.
Notes
- Prevent Strawberry Sinking: Coat strawberries in flour to keep them evenly suspended throughout the bread, avoiding clumping at the bottom.
- Mix Minimally: Stir wet and dry ingredients just until combined to maintain a tender, light bread texture and prevent tough, dense results.
- Check Doneness Carefully: Use the toothpick test near the center of the loaf, looking for a clean or nearly clean pick with minimal moist crumbs.
- Cooling Matters: Let the bread rest in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack, ensuring structural integrity and easier removal.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 270
- Sugar: 29g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg