Strawberry Bread

4 cups strawberries
3 1/8 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar (plus a little to sprinkle on strawberries)
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour (or spray) 2 9 x 5 inch loaf pans.
Slice strawberries* and place in medium-sized bowl. Sprinkle lightly with sugar, and set aside while preparing bread mixture.

Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda in large bowl, mix well. Blend oil and eggs into strawberries. Add strawberry mixture to flour mixture, blending until dry ingredients are just moistened. Divide batter into pans.

Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, or until tester inserted comes out clean. Let cool in pans or on wire rack for 10 minutse. Turn loaves out and cool completely.

*At the suggestion of the person who gave me this recipe I sliced 2 cups and puree 2 cups.