Best Strawberry Bread

This comes from a book I have called The Reluctant Entertainer by Sandy Coughlin and it might be my very favorite fruit bread ever. And bonus - it's a one bowl recipe (except for beating eggs in a small bowl).

So easy. So good. Every single time.

Not the most glamorous picture, but I'm telling you - it's good.

Best Strawberry Bread

Makes 6 small loaves or 2 large loaves (I've only ever tried the 2 large loaves)

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup cooking oil
2 1/2 cups sliced strawberries (or any fresh berry)

Preheat oven to 350. Spray loaf pans lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Combine all ingredients except the berries in a bowl and mix together with a wooden spoon. Stir in the berries last.

Place batter in loaf pans. Bake 35 - 40 minutes for small loaf pans, or about 60 minutes for large loaf pans.

Gift idea from the book:
This bread can also be baked in a canning jar and given as a gift - right in the jar! Use wide-mouth pint-sized jars, and wipe the inside of the jars with vegetable shortening (nonstick spray will not work). Fill jars two-thirds full and bake at 350 for 45 - 50 minutes. Makes 5 jar loaves.