Ingredients
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1 cup fresh strawberries, chopped coarsely
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1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
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2 eggs
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1/4 cup vegetable oil
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1/4 cup plain yogurt
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1/4 cup pistachio nut, chopped finely
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1 1/2 cups flour
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla
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1/2 cup dates, chopped
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1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, melted
Instructions
- Add 1/8 C of the sugar to the strawberries and let stand while combining other ingredients.
- Beat the remaining sugar, eggs, oil, and yogurt together.
- Stir in the pistachio nuts - I ground mine almost to a powder in the food processor.
- Sift together the flour, soda, salt and cinnamon and stir into the sugar mixture.
- Stir in the vanilla, dates and the standing strawberries with any juice.
- Lastly, stir in the melted chocolate.
- Pour the mixture into a loaf pan sprayed with non-stick spray.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.