Strawberry Bread

Butter and Flour 2-9″x5″ Bread-loaf Pans
Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees

2 Cups Sliced Strawberries
3 Cups + 2 Tbls Flour
2 Cups Sugar (plus 2 Tbls. to sprinkle on berries)
1 Tbls. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 and 1/4 Cups Vegetable Oil
4 Eggs Beaten
1 and 1/4 Cups Chopped Pecans (optional)

Place berries in a bowl. Sprinkle with 2 Tbls. of sugar and let stand. Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Mix well. Mix eggs and oil into strawberries. Add berries to flour mixture. Stir in pecans, blending until dry ingredients are moistened. Divide batter between pans.
Bake 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool in pans on a rack (10 minutes)
BEST IF EATEN WARM WITH REAL BUTTER…ENJOY!