Strawberry bread

Mmm...strawberries... Little did you know that March is strawberry season in Florida. And let me tell you, they are huge! At first we just got a pint from the farmer's market but it was gone so quickly we decided we had to get more the next week. 2 pints still wasn't enough, so the following week we got half a flat (6 pints). While we were at the farmer's market, Shelby picked up a newsletter called Hogtown Homegrown that includes a couple of recipes submitted by readers. One of these was for Strawberry bread (think banana bread with strawberries). Since we didn't think we could eat all the strawberries before they went bad, we figured this was a good way to use them up (and keep them for later in the freezer). The recipe includes extra (natural) fiber supplements and flax seed for a healthy snack.
The recipe makes two loaves of bread but we only had one (glass) loaf pan so we had to get another. Since we got a nonstick metal one, we figured we'd compared the product. The outcome was predictably delicious but we decided to get another nonstick because it was so much easier to work with.

The contestants square off...
Juicing the strawberries (OJ and sugar)
The official weigh in

Shelby with the decision...A tie (in my tummy)!

Since making the bread, Shelby became a saleswoman. She's participating in Relay for Life to help raise money for the American Cancer Society and support cancer research. Since we enjoyed the bread so much we thought we'd share it with others. So Shelby decided to offer loaves for $5 per loaf. So far, she's got 14 orders and hoping for more!

Strawberry bread recipe courtesy of Hogtown Homegrown
*note: this one is free:)