Strawberry Yeast Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb fresh strawberries, sliced
3 -4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 teaspoons yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup heavy cream

Preparation

Put sliced strawberries in a bowl, and pour sugar over them. Leave to sit about 10 minutes.
Dissolve the yeast in the warm water.
In a bowl, combine 3 cups of the flour, salt, baking soda, vanilla, cream, and strawberries, and yeast mixture. Knead to make a soft dough, adding more flour if needed.
Place in a greased bowl, and let rise until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours.
Punch down and put in a greased loaf pan, and allow to rise again for 1 hour.
bake at 350F for about 45 minutes, or until the top is browned.
Cooking time includes rising.