Fresh Strawberry Bread recipe-post Susie here's the strawberry bread

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" Fresh Strawberry Bread " The beaten egg whites folded in make this a soft

delicious loaf.

 

1/2 cup vegetable shortening

1 cup sugar

1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 eggs separated

2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 cup fresh strawberries diced and very lightly crushed (not mashed to a

pulp)

 

Makes 1 nice large loaf

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Cream shortening, sugar and vanilla until fluffy.

Beat in egg yolks

Sift dry ingredients in a separate bowl.

Add the sifted dry ingredients alternately with the strawberries to the creamed

mixture.

Beat egg whites until they are stiff but not dry in a separate bowl.

Fold beaten egg whites into batter very gently until mixed.

Grease a loaf pan.

Place batter into prepared loaf pan.

Bake in preheated over for 50-60 minutes. Remove to rack and cool for 10

minutes. remove and place on rack to continue cooling.

(Mine is always done in 50 mins. but test with cake tester or toothpick)

 

 

 

 

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