Strawberry Jam Bread

After making the jam tarts last night I got to searching for some more ways to use up all that excess jam, in particular the cement like Strawberry Jam.  Google very kindly pointed me in the direction of this recipe, and though its title is a little deceiving ~ its more of a loaf, along the same kind of lines as Banana Bread, than an actual bread ~ it has already earned its place as a regular feature in our home by request of Hubby.  Over set Strawberry Jam is not a pre-requisite for this!

Strawberry Jam Bread

485g plain flour

1 tsp salt

3/4 tsp. cream of tartar

1/2 tsp baking powder

330g vanilla caster sugar

225g unsalted butter, softened

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp lemon juice

4 duck eggs

250 - 300g strawberry jam

130ml buttermilk
250g chopped nuts (optional)

Combine flour, salt, cream of tartar and baking powder in a bowl. Set aside. Combine sugar, butter, vanilla and lemon juice in large mixing bowl; cream together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beat well after each addition. Stir together jam and buttermilk; add to creamed mixture by alternating with dry ingredients, mix just until blended. Stir in nuts, if using.

Spoon batter into 2 greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pans. Bake at 180C for 55 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pans onto cooling racks.

Makes 2 Loaves
Adapted from Cooks dot com