Description
A delightful and moist bread filled with cream cheese and fresh strawberries, perfect for breakfast or a sweet treat.
Ingredients
- 190 g all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 115 g unsalted butter, softened
- 150 g granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 120 g sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
- 150 g fresh strawberries, diced
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour, for coating strawberries
- 115 g cream cheese, softened
- 50 g granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 80 g fresh strawberries, sliced (optional)
- 1–2 tbsp granulated sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Heat oven to 175°C. Grease and line a 23 × 13 cm loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Prepare the strawberries: Pat the diced strawberries dry. Toss them with 1 tablespoon flour and set aside.
- Make the cream cheese filling: Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add egg yolk, vanilla, and flour. Mix until creamy.
- Make the bread batter: Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- In another bowl, beat softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla.
- Mix in the sour cream. Gradually add the dry ingredients and stir just until combined.
- Gently fold in the floured strawberries.
- Layer: Spread about half of the batter into the loaf pan. Spoon the cream cheese mixture down the center, keeping it away from the edges. Cover with the remaining batter.
- Add sliced strawberries on top if desired.
- Bake: Bake for 55–65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the bread portion comes out clean. If the top browns too quickly, loosely cover with foil during the last 15–20 minutes.
- Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- Ensure strawberries are well-coated with flour to prevent sinking in the batter.
- For a sweeter topping, sprinkle additional sugar on the sliced strawberries before baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 65 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg