Strawberry Delight Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 lb strawberry
• 1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup raw sugar
• 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup light olive oil
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• mascarpone, to serve
• powdered sugar, to serve

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 350°f.
• 2 grease and lightly flour a loaf pan.
• 3 puree your strawberries in a blender or processor.
• 4 sift flour and baking soda into a large bowl and add salt.
• 5 add sugar and coconut and stir.
• 6 in another bowl, mix eggs, vanilla, oil and buttermilk.
• 7 make a well in the center of the sifted ingredients and add egg mixture, mixing until mixture comes together.
• 8 lightly fold through pureed strawberries, stirring only 2 to 3 times at most.
• 9 pour into loaf pan and bake for approximately 1 hour or until a toothpick or knife comes out clean.
• 10 remove from oven and cool on a rack.
• 11 to serve, slice and top with a spoon of mascarpone and a shake or two of powdered sugar.
• 12 also nice with a drizzle of strawberry sauce!
• 13 enjoy!