Strawberry Banana-Nut Bread

Ingredients

 * 1 cup butter or margarine
 * ½ cup sugar
 * 2 eggs lightly beaten
 * ½ cup plain (or strawberry) yogurt
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 * 4 medium bananas, enough for 1¼ cups mashed.
 * 8-12 large California strawberries stemmed and mashed, enough for ¾ cup
 * ½ cup finely chopped walnuts
 * 2 cups of flour

Sift Together:
 * 1 teaspoon baking soda
 * 1 teaspoon cornstarch
 * ½ teaspoon salt
 * 2 cups of flour

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F
 * 2) Grease and lightly flour 6-6" x 4 " bread pans or 2-9" x 9" cake pans.
 * 3) In large bowl, beat butter at high speed until smooth.
 * 4) Add sugar and beat at high speed until fluffy.
 * 5) Lower speed and add the eggs, vanilla and yogurt one at a time.
 * 6) Allow the ingredients to completely blend.
 * 7) Add bananas and strawberries until evenly blended.
 * 8) Add all sifted ingredients to mixture ½ cup at a time until completely blended.
 * 9) Do not over mix! add the walnuts and stir to mix.
 * 10) Pour the finished batter into the prepared pans and bake for 35–55 minutes.
 * 11) Bread will be browned on top and pull away from side of pan when ready.
 * 12) Place pans on cooling rack for 10 minutes before inverting them.