Strawberry Bread

A number of years ago a good friend gave me this wonderful cookbook titled "I've Got to Have THAT Recipe Too!"  In that cookbook is a recipe for Strawberry Bread...a quick bread...that I decided to try.  OH! MY! GOSH!  One bite of the finished product and I could have eaten the whole loaf!

I am sharing this very enjoyable recipe with you...

1 cup butter (best if brought to room temperature)
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs (best if brought to room temperature)

3 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

1 cup strawberry jam
1/2 cup dairy sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated orange peel

1 cup toasted chopped walnuts (optional)

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Beat in eggs, one at a time, until mixture is light and fluffy.
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Combine dry ingredients and set aside.

Add remaining ingredients (jam, sour cream, vanilla, lemon juice and orange peel) to the butter/sugar mixture and stir until blended.

Add dry ingredients...about 1 cup at time...until well blended.

Gently fold in chopped nuts.

Pour into two greased loaf pans.

​Bake at 350 (F) for 60 minutes or until done.  Cool before removing from pans.  (Makes two loaves)