Old Fashion Banana Bread

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs - beaten
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp sour milk
1 1/2 cups bananas - mashed
1/2 cup nuts - chopped


Directions:

Mix all ingredients and pour into a greased glass loaf pan.

Bake at 325 degrees F for 30 minutes, then lower oven to 300 degrees F and bake for an additional 45 minutes.


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Classic Rich Raisin Bread

Ingredients:

8 cups white flour
2 pk yeast
3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup butter or margarine
4 eggs
1 cup raisins


Directions:

In a large mixer bowl, combine 3 cups flour, yeast, sugar and salt, and mix well.

In a saucepan, heat milk, water and butter until warm. Butter does not need to melt. Add to flour mixture. Add eggs and 1 cup raisins. Blend at low speed until moistened. Beat 3 minutes at medium speed.

By hand, gradually stir in enough remaining flour to form a firm dough. Knead on floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.

Place in a greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover. Let rise in warm place until light and doubled, about 1 1/2 hours. Punch dough down. Divide into 3 parts. Shape into loaves and put in greased loaf pans. Cover. Let rise in warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown. Remove from pans. Cool.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chips Breads

Ingredients:

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups chunk style peanut butter
1 1/2 tsp double acting baking powder
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
2 large eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup butter milk
6 tbsp unsalted butter - softened
1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips


Directions:

In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

In a large bowl with an electric mixer, cream together the butter, peanut butter and brown sugar. Add in the eggs one at a time. Add in the buttermilk and beat the mixture until it is well combined. Stir in the flour mixture, beat the batter until it is just combined and stir in the chocolate chips.

Divide the batter among 5 buttered and floured pans, each 5 3/4 x 3 1/4inch and bake the breads in the middle of preheated 350 degrees F oven for 40 or 45 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.

Remove the breads from the pans and let them cool.


Yield: 25 servings

Peanut Butter Bread

Ingredients:

1 egg
2 cups flour
1/2 cup peanut butter
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt


Directions:

In a large mixer bowl, beat the egg. Mix in peanut butter, honey and milk.

In a medium bowl mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add the flour mixture to the milk mixture and mix until all ingredients are moistened. When dough is smooth and elastic, spoon into a greased loaf pan.

Cake at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes.


Yield: 10 servings

Date Nut Bread

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup butter
1 cup toasted chopped walnuts
1 cup chopped dates
1 1/4 cups milk
1 egg
1/2 tsp grated lemon peel

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Add walnuts and dates; stir until coated. Beat milk, egg and lemon peel in small bowl with fork. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.

Makes 12 servings

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Banana Bread

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

4 ripe bananas

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla


Directions:

Beat eggs, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda and vanilla until well incorporated.

Add in the flour slowly, then add in the bananas.

Put in grease pans, bake for 30-40 minutes.