Strawberry Bread

Strawberry Bread 2 cups chopped strawberries, hulled 1/2 cup sugar 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 3/4 cups sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 eggs, beaten 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup chopped pecans Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans. In a small bowl, toss strawberries with sugar; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder. In a medium mixing bowl, stir together eggs and oil. Add pecans and strawberries. Add strawberry mixture to dry ingredients. Pour into prepared loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour, or until tester inserted into center comes out clean.