STRAWBERRY BANANA BREAD

STRAWBERRY BANANA BREAD 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs, beaten 3 medium bananas. mashed 2 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 cup orange juice 3/4 cup strawberries, chopped small (I cut larger strawberries into about 8 pieces) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 2 small disposable aluminum loaf pans or one large regular loaf pan (9x5 inches) and line with parchment paper. Beat sugar and oil in a bowl. Add eggs and mashed banana. Sift together dry ingredients and fold into banana mixture alternately with orange juice. Fold in strawberries. Pour batter into 1 large or two small greased and parchment lined loaf pans. Place thinly sliced strawberries on top for decoration if you prefer and sprinkle with a little coarse sugar. I used turbinado sugar but the strawberries and sugar on top are completely optional. Bake for 45 minutes to an hour depending upon pan size. A toothpick inserted in the center which comes out clean is the best indicator that the loaf is fully baked. Cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.