Preheat your oven to 350℉/177℃

Make the batter: Get out two large mixing bowls. In one whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt until combined. In the second whisk together the sugar, oil, milk, egg, and vanilla extract until the sugar has dissolved. Add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the wet ingredients in the second bowl. Use a wooden spoon to stir these together until it just forms a batter. Make sure that you don’t over mix or else the bread could end up tough.

Add the strawberries: Place the finely chopped strawberries in another bowl and sprinkle 1 to 2 tablespoons of flour over them. Toss these until the strawberries are lightly coated with a layer of flour. Then add them to your batter and gently fold them in with a spoon.

Pour this batter into a greased 9×5 loaf pan.

Bake the bread: Place the bread in your heated oven and let it bake for 50 to 60 minutes depending on how hot your oven runs. If at any point during the baking process, the top of the bread begins to get too brown you can cover it with a sheet of aluminum foil. And you will know that the bread is fully cooked when a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Let it cool: Take the finished strawberry bread out of your oven and let it cool in the loaf pan for at least 10 minutes. Then take it out of the loaf pan and transfer it to a wire rack. Let it cool on the wire rack for at least 1 hour or until it is room temperature.

Make the glaze (optional): Once the strawberry bread is cooled to room temperature you can make the glaze. Start by adding the mashed strawberries, powdered sugar, and optional vanilla extract to a small bowl. Stir these ingredients together until it forms a thick glaze. If it is too thick for your liking then add a tablespoon or two of milk to thin it out.

Slice up the strawberry bread and enjoy!