Strawberry Bread

True Texas's Note:

From Handley Methodist Church cookbook 1998

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 2 loafs

• 3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• frozen strawberry, thawed
• 1 1/4 cups cooking oil
• 4 eggs, well beaten
• 1 teaspoon red food coloring
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

Directions:

1. Reserve 1/2 cup strawberry juice for spread.
2. Mix all dry ingredients togather. Make a hole in the center of the mixture and pour strawberries, oil, and eggs into the hole.
3. Add food coloring. Mix.
4. Pour into two 9x5x2-1/2, greased and floured pans (or 4 mini loaf pans).
5. Bake at 350 for 1 hour (less for mini pans).
6. Let cool.
7. For spread. Mix 1/2 cup strawberry juice with cream cheese.
8. Blend until spreading consistiency.