“If you’re bored with banana bread, you’ve got to try this! We used to visit my Aunt Lucy in the summer in upstate New York.
This Strawberry Bread is a delightfully moist and tender quick bread bursting with the fresh flavor of pureed strawberries, brightened with lemon zest. Topped with a sweet citrus glaze and a sprinkle of crushed freeze-dried strawberries, it’s a beautiful and delicious treat for breakfast, brunch, or a snack.
Ingredients:
For the Strawberry Bread
For the Glaze
Instructions:
- Preheat Oven & Prep Pan: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan, and then line it with a sheet of parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides for easy removal.
- Combine Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, use a hand mixer to beat the granulated sugar and eggs together until the mixture is pale yellow and fluffy. Drizzle in the vegetable oil while continuing to mix. Then, add the fresh pureed strawberries and vanilla extract, mixing until just combined. Set this wet mixture aside.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, kosher salt, and lemon zest.
- Combine Wet & Dry: Add the dry ingredients to the wet batter. Along with the dry ingredients, add the sour cream. Gently fold the ingredients together using a spatula or spoon until just combined and no dry streaks of flour remain. Be careful not to overmix.
- Bake: Pour the batter evenly into the prepared parchment-lined loaf pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a wooden skewer or toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Cool & Glaze: Remove the loaf from the oven and let it rest in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Then, carefully lift the loaf out of the pan using the parchment paper overhang and place it directly onto the wire rack to cool slightly.
- Make Glaze: While the bread is cooling, prepare the glaze. In a small bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar and the juice from 1/2 lemon until smooth and desired consistency is reached.
- Finish & Serve: Drizzle the glaze generously over the slightly warm or cooled loaf. Immediately sprinkle the crushed freeze-dried strawberries over the wet glaze. Let the bread cool fully before slicing for the best texture.
