Strawberry Spinach Bread

Look at all those garden fresh rubies.

It's hard to believe that four strawberry plants
have turned into this whole bead. I don't use
fertilizer or pesticides.

So, these guys are really helpful at keeping
the bugs away.

AND, they are so much fun to see around
the garden too!

All the hard work the ladybugs did in the

strawberry bed this year has left us with a

ton of berries.

So, I got to experiment with a few and came

up with Strawberry Spinach Bread.

Why spinach, you ask??? I'm evil and I like

to get back at my children by sneaking

vegetables into their treats. HA!

In a large bowl cream together,

1/2c. melted butter

1c. sugar

1-1/2t. lemon extract

1t. vanilla extract

1/4c. milk

1 egg

1-1/2c. strawberries pureed

1c. processed spinach

Add the wet ingredients to the dry.

2c. wheat flour

1T. or 2T. ground flax seed

1t. baking powder

1/2 t. baking soda

1/4t. salt

Once combined fold in

1/4c. diced strawberries

1/2c. slivered almonds

AND if you so desire 1c. white chocolate chips

I like baking in mini pans, it makes freezing 

and portion control really easy.

This recipe filled four mini bunt pans nicely.

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

Yum

Love the flavors and texture.

Almonds add a nice bite and you don't taste the

spinach. Just lemon and strawberry.

Most important my kids like it. Confession, non made it to

the freezer. They snacked on it all week. ;)

Thanks to the ladybug and all their hard work. We'll be berry

pick-en in the backyard all season.

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