Fruit Quick Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup sour cream
3 cups flour
4 eggs
1 cup strawberry preserves
1/2 teaspoon red food coloring (optional)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (I like pecans)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350*.
Blend butter, sugar, vanilla, salt and lemon juice. Beat in eggs one at a time.
Dissolve baking soda in sour cream, and add to butter mixture.
Fold in flour, preserves, nuts and food coloring.
Pour batter into two greased and floured loaf pans.
Bake 35-40 minutes.
(The photo I posted to this recipe in Oct. '05 was made with peach preserves. ;) ).