Strawberry Bread

This is one of my holiday favorites. I don't know why I just do it for the holidays.

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3 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. salt
2- 10 oz. pkgs. frozen strawberries
1 1/4 cup oil
4 eggs, well beaten
1 tsp. red food coloring

Reserve 1/2 cup strawberry juice for cream cheese spread. Mix all dry ingredients together. Make a hole in the center of the dry ingredients and pour strawberries, oil and eggs in. Mix by hand until all ingredients are thoroughly combined. Add food coloring and mix. Pour into a large greased and floured loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes and then remove from pan and cool completely.

I usually use small loaf pans and they take about 45 minutes to cook

Cream Cheese Spread:

1- 8 oz cream cheese softened
1/2 cup reserved strawberry juice

Mix together, and place between slices of strawberry bread.