Breads

Banana Bread
1 Stick (1/2 Cup) Butter
3 Large Ripe Bananas
2 Eggs
1 t Vanilla Extract
2 C All Purpose Flour
1 C Brown Sugar
1 t Baking Soda
1/2 t Salt
1 t Cinnamon
1/2 C Chopped Walnuts (Optional)

Add stick of butter to a large bowl, microware for 1 minute or until melted. Add the bananas to the bowl with butter and mash with a fork. Add vanilla and eggs to the bowl, mash and stir until well combined. In a separate bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. Add to creamed mixture, mix with a spatula until just combined. Stir in nuts. Pour into well greased bread pans. Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on rack.


Boston Brown Bread
1 C Flour
2 C Graham Flour
2 T Sugar
1 t Baking Soda
3/4 t Salt
1 C Buttermilk
1 C Molasses

Mix dry ingredients in large mixing bowl.  Add buttermilk and molasses.  Mix thoroughly.  Pour into greased bread pan and bake in 350° oven for one hour.  Makes 1 loaf.


Corn Bread
1 1/4 C Flour
3/4 C Corn Meal
1/4 C Sugar
2 t Baking Powder
1/2 t Salt
1 C Milk
1/4 C Oil
1 Egg

Combine dry ingredients.  Stir in milk, oil and egg.  Mix just till moistened.  Pour into greased 8" square pan.  Bake at 400° for 20-25 minutes.  Serves 9.

*Double recipe and use a 9 X 13" pan.


Irish Soda Bread
3 T Margarine
2 1/2 C Flour
2 T Sugar
1 t Baking Soda
1 t Baking Powder
1/2 t Salt
1/3 C Currants
3/4 C Buttermilk

Cut margarine into flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until mixture resembles fine crumbs.  Stir in currants and buttermilk to make a soft dough.  Turn onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth, 1-2 minutes.  Shape into round loaf, about 6 1/2 inches in diameter.  Place on greased cookie sheet.  Cut an X about 1/4 through loaf with floured knife.  Bake at 375° till golden brown, 35-45 minutes.  Brush with margarine if desired.


Jamie's Biscuits
2 C Flour
1 t Salt
2 t Baking Powder
1 T Shortening
1 C Buttermilk or
1 C Milk with 1 T vinegar (Let sir for 1 hour.)

Cut shortening into dry ingredients.  Add milk. Mix just till combined. Heavily oil a small baking dish.  Oil hands and pat dough into 6-7 large biscuits placing each biscuit in oil and turning over once.  Bake at 450° for 15-20 minutes or till slightly brown on top.


Whole Wheat Bread
3 C Water, Very Warm
3 T Honey
3 t Salt
3 T Oil
3 T Yeast
8 C Whole Wheat Flour

Mix very warm water with yeast, honey, oil, salt and 4 cups of the flour.  Mix well and let sit for about 10-15 minutes or until double the size.  Then knead in other 4 cups of flour 1 cup at a time until all flour is used and dough no longer sticks to side of bowl.  (This takes 15-20 minutes of kneading, so don't give up!)  Shape dough into loaves and place in greased pans.

9 X 5 X 2 3/4 - 3 loaves, 350° for 35 minutes.
9 1/4 X 5 1/4 X 3 - 2 loaves, 350° for 35 minutes.
16 Rolls, 350° for 20 minutes.


Zucchini Bread
1 C Salad Oil
2 C Sugar
3 Eggs
2 C Shredded Zucchini
3 C Flour
1 t Salt
1 t Baking Soda
1/2 t Baking Powder
3 t Cinnamon

Blend oil and sugar.  Add eggs.  Add Zucchini.  Add dry ingredients.  Bake at 350° for 1 hour in greased bread pans.  (Makes 2 loaves.)