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Banana Bread Recipe

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Banana Bread Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3 over-ripe bananas
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cups flour (do not stiff)
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine melted
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Mash bananas with fork.

  2. Stir in remaining ingredients.

  3. Pour into greased (buttered) bread pan.

  4. Bake at 325 degrees for about 70 minutes.

  5. For taste variations, add chopped nuts or raisins. If you llike banana and chocolate, add chocolate chips to one loaf.

Pumpkin Cornbread Recipe

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Pumpkin Cornbread Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups cornmeal
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 3/4 cup canned pure pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg

Instructions

  1. Sift the dry ingredients together.

  2. Beat the egg. 

  3. Stir the egg, oil, pumpkin and milk into the dry ingredients quickly, leaving a few lumps.

  4. Pour into a greased 8-inch square pan.

  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes,

  6. Cool for 10 minutes.

  7. Cut into squares.

Gingerbread Muffins Recipe

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Gingerbread Muffins Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup applesauce
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • sugar

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Grease muffin cups or line with paper muffin cups.

  3. In a medium bowl, beat egg, applesauce, oil. molasses and sugar, mixing well.

  4. Stir together dry ingredients in a medium bowl; add to egg mixture.

  5. Stir in water, mixing well.

  6. Fill muffin cups two-thirds full, then sprinkle lightly with sugar.

  7. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until muffins test done.

Orange Cinnamon Bread Recipe

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Orange Cinnamon Bread Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3 cups white bread flour
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Instructions

  1. Place ingredients in the bread machine pan in the order suggested by the manufacturer.

  2. Select sweet bread cycle and light crust; start machine.

  3. Makes one (1 1/2 pound) loaf.

Basic Potato Bread Recipe

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Basic Potato Bread Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 cup packaged instant mashed potato flakes
  • 3 cups bread flour
  • 2 tablespoons butter (cut up)
  • 1 egg
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup water

Instructions

  1. Use the basic white bread cycle.

  2. If you have potato water, left over from boiling potatoes, use that, instead of plain water.

  3. Add a bit more of potato flavor to your bread.

Green Onion Biscuits Recipe

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Green Onion Biscuits Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 bunch green onions green and white parts, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter diced (softened)
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk

Instructions

  1. Use your fingers to mix together everything but the buttermilk.

  2. Your dough will be course and lumpy.

  3. Add buttermilk and mix with a fork just until dough comes together.

  4. Form the dough into a ball, place on a well-floured surface and roll out 1/2 inch thick.

  5. With a round cutter, cut out biscuits and place on a greased cookie sheet.

  6. Bake until golden brown, about 20 to 25 minutes at 350 degrees.

Blue Cheese Biscuits Recipe

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Blue Cheese Biscuits Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 package refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (10 per can)
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 tablespoons blue cheese crumbled

Instructions

  1. Cut biscuits in quarters.

  2. Arrange flat in baking pan.

  3. Melt butter and cheese.

  4. Pour over biscuits.

  5. Bake at 400 degrees about 8 minutes or until golden.

Cranberry Apple Muffins Recipe

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Cranberry Apple Muffins Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3/4 cup diced cranberries
  • 3/4 cup diced apples

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Grease and flour muffin pans.

  3. In a medium bowl, combine flours, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.

  4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs and sugar.

  5. Add oil and vanilla.

  6. Stir in fruits. Fold in dry ingredients mixing until just moistened.

  7. Pour into prepared pans.

  8. Bake large muffins 25 to 30 minutes or miniature muffins about 20 minutes.

  9. Note: If you like nuts, add 1/2 cup nuts when you add the fruits.

Breakfast Bread Recipe

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Breakfast Bread Recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 cans crescent rolls
  • 16 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg separated
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Topping

  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Grease a 12x15 pan.

  2. Use one can of crescent rolls for bottom of pan.

  3. Mix together the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and egg yolk.

  4. Spread mixture over crust.

  5. Roll out second can of crescent rolls and spread over the cheese mixture.

  6. Brush with beaten egg white.

  7. Sprinkle with topping.

  8. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.

Apple Nut Bread Recipe

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Apple Nut Bread Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sweetened applesauce
  • 1/2 cup carrots shredded
  • 1/2 cup corn oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Grease and flour a loaf pan.

  2. Mix together the applesauce, carrots, corn oil, vanilla, eggs and 3/4 cup sugar.

  3. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, nutmeg and walnuts.

  4. Add the dry mixture to the applesauce mixture and mix just until blended. Pour into loaf pan.

  5. Mix the 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon together and sprinkle on top of the batter.

  6. Bake one hour at 325 degrees.

  7. Center should be cooked through.

  8. Remove from pan and cool on rack.