Fresh Strawberry Bread

Fresh Strawberry Bread
Original recipe by My Baking Addiction

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup organic cane sugar
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla bean extract
2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 cups strawberries, rinse, dried and chopped (1/2 cup saved for topping)


1. Grease and flour a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
2. With electric mixer cream butter, sugar and cream cheese until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Mix in vanilla.
3. In separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Blend flour mixture with butter mixture just until blended. Add buttermilk and only stir until just combined; do not over mix.
4. Carefully fold in strawberries. Dough mixture will be thick. Top with leftover 1/2 cup of strawberries on top.
5. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 50 to 60 minutes. I baked mine for about 75 minutes