Strawberry Bread

2 cups fresh strawberries
3 1/8 cup all purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 tbs ground cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs beaten
1 1/4 cup chopped pecans (or I like walnuts!)


(1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees
butter and flour 2 9x5 pans
(2) slice strawberries and place in medium sized bowl
sprinkle lightly with sugar and set aside
(3) combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda in large bowl, mix well
blend oil and eggs into strawberries
add strawberries mix to flour
divide batter into pans
(4) bake for 45-50 minutes