Strawberry Sour Cream Bread
Strawberry Sour Cream Bread
I have to thank Christina for making this recipe that she got from Natalie who won the BSI (Blogger Secret Ingredient) that Christina hosted where the ingredient was sour cream.
Now, I hate sour cream by itself, but I don’t mind it in things. I’ll add it to my awesome baked potato soup, or I’ll eat it in dip, so when I saw that sour cream was one of the ingredients to this bread, I didn’t hesitate. Christina and Natalie’s picture of their bread looked fantastic and I knew I had to try it. The batter literally took 5 minutes to put together and then all you have to do is wait for it to bake!
Ingredients:
Yield: 1 9×5 loaf pan
1/2 cup (1 stick) Butter
3/4 cup Sugar* ( I used a no calorie sweetener instead and it turned out fine!)
3 Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 cups AP Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 cup Sour Cream
2 cups Strawberries, quartered
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Directions from Natalie’s bread which was adapted from the Joy of Cooking:
1. Using an electric mixer or hand mixer, beat together butter and sugar until fluffy. Next add eggs one at a time and then vanilla, until mixture is creamy and fully combined.
2. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture (in three additions) and the sour cream (in two additions) alternately, starting and ending with the flour. Mix only until combined.
3. Gently fold in the strawberries.
4. Pour the batter into a greased 9×5 loaf pan and place in preheated oven. Bake for one hour, or until slightly browned on top and a toothpick comes out clean.
5. Let cool in loaf pan at least 30 minutes before gently removing.
I had a small slice with breakfast every day this week and it was so good!
Do you like to make breads with berries in them?
Oh AWESOME!! I’m so glad you made it and liked it too! I think sour cream in baked goods adds just a next level of something-something. It’s magic in them, I swear. This bread was so good, now you’re making me want to bake some more! It went way too fast and I shared it with friends too. I need to learn to be more selfish with baked goods
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I love baking with berries in things because I think it’s a great way to use in-season produce (OR frozen which is usually frozen in-season). It also helps to use them up when you have too much or they’re getting over-ripe or kind of soft from hanging around too long. My favorite combination is peach and blueberry – the two together are heavenly!
The bread looks & sounds awesome! And yes, I love bread with berries, but I don’t think I’ve ever had strawberries in a bread. This is going on my “must attempt to bake” list!
What an excellent bread, it sounds absolutely fantastic with strawberries!
This bread sounds amazing!