Almond and Strawberry Bread |
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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What better way to welcome spring than with this sweet strawberry bread! Yogurt makes this bread very moist and almond extract makes it sweetly delicious! Tint the icing pink if you wish, for a pretty, spring-y look. Ingredients:
1 cup flour |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
6 tablespoons sugar |
1/4 cup butter, softened |
1 egg |
1 teaspoon almond extract |
1/2 cup plain yogurt |
1/2 cup slivered almonds |
1 cup strawberry, finely chopped and patted dry |
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar |
1/2 teaspoon almond extract |
1 -2 tablespoon milk, as needed |
1 dash red food coloring (optional) |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease a 7-1/2 x 3-1/2 inch loaf pan (actually, any size works; adjust baking time accordingly).
3. In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda and salt.
4. In a large bowl, cream together sugar and butter; add egg and almond extract and beat until fluffy.
5. Add flour and yogurt alternately to creamed mixture.
6. Fold in almonds, then strawberries.
7. Turn batter into prepared pan and bake 45 to 50 minutes at 350 degrees F or until toothpick or knife inserted all the way to bottom comes out clean.
8. While bread is baking, combine the glaze ingredients.
9. Let bread cool in pan.
10. While bread is still warm, drizzle with almond glaze.
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