The baby girl and I are still recovering from this wretched cold, so we sent the boys off and the two of us spent the day at home.
When the weather is cold like it is now I always get a desire to bake.
I bought some dried strawberries a while back for practically nothing and I have been looking for a way to use them other than in cereal.
I found a recipe for raisin bread in my bread machine cookbook, so I just modified it a little for the dried strawberries. I added 2 teaspoons of sugar and omitted the cinnamon and hoped for the best.
It was delicious, crispy crust with a doughy center that was the perfect texture. The strawberries got kind of gooey during baking and the extra sugar did not make the bread too sweet at all. It would be the perfect addition to breakfast or just with some coffee in the evening.
The pickiest kid in the world even ate two pieces so that has to say something for the bread, right?
I made this bread with dried strawberries but I am guessing you could use fresh as well.
Strawberry Bread (for your bread machine)
1 & 1/3 cups water
4 & 1/4 cups bread flour
4 & 3/4 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp dry milk (I use whole milk, not dry without any issues)
1 & 1/2 tsp salt (I prefer sea salt but table salt is fine too)
2 & 1/2 Tbsp butter (I use unsalted butter for all my baking)
2 tsp active dry yeast (or 2 & 1/2 tsp rapid rise yeast)
1 & 1/4 cups strawberries cut in raisin sized pieces (separate before adding)
My bread machine says to add in the water first, then the dry ingredients, then the yeast, and start the machine. During the first knead I add the strawberries.
Enjoy!
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