Ingredients for - Strawberry Bread II

1. Butter, softened ½ cup
2. White sugar 1 cup
3. Eggs, separated 2
4. All-purpose flour 2 cups
5. Baking powder 1 teaspoon
6. Baking soda 1 teaspoon
7. Almond extract ½ teaspoon
8. Frozen strawberries - thawed, drained and juice reserved 1 (10 ounce) package

How to cook deliciously - Strawberry Bread II

1 . Stage

Lightly grease a 9 x 5 inch glass loaf pan, and line with greased waxed paper. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 Degrees C).

2 . Stage

In a large bowl, cream together butter or margarine, sugar, and almond extract. Separate eggs, and beat in egg yolks one at a time until light and fluffy. Sift flour, baking powder and soda into creamed mixture, and mix thoroughly. Stir in 1/4 cup strawberry juice. Fold in strawberries.

3 . Stage

In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into strawberry batter. Turn batter into prepared pan. Lightly drop pan to pop any air bubbles.

4 . Stage

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes in the pan, and then cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.