Fresh Strawberry Bread
½ C. Butter
1 C. Sugar
½ tsp. Almond Extract
2 Eggs, separated
2 C. Flour
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
1 C. crushed or chopped Strawberries
Cream together butter, sugar and extract. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time. Sift together remaining ingredients except strawberries. Add part of the flour mixture to the creamed sugar, then some berries, mixing each time. Continue to add alternating flour and berries until all is mixed together. Beat egg whites until sift and fold into berry mixture. Line loaf pan with greased wax paper. Turn batter into pan and bake at 350 60 minutes or until it tests done. Cool 15 minutes on wire rack. Remove from pan and cool completely.