Zucchini Bread

ZUCCHINI BREAD

Ingredients:

3 eggs
1 cup oil
2 cups sugar
2 cups zucchini
2 tsp vanilla
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking soda
3 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup nuts



Directions:

1. Beat eggs until light and fluffy.
2. Stir in oil, sugar, zucchini and vanilla.
3. Add dry ingredients and nuts.
4. Pour into greased & floured loaf or muffin pans.
5. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour.

Pumpkin Bread

PUMPKIN BREAD

Ingredients:

1 large egg
1 cup oil
2 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup water
2 cups pumpkin
2 1/2 to 3 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp cinnamon





Directions:

1. Cream together egg, oil and sugar.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients.
3. Place in greased & floured loaf or muffin pan.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes.
5. Let cool for 15 minutes in pans.
6. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.

Banana Milk Chocolate Bread

BANANA BREAD

Ingredients:

3 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
4 ripe, mashed bananas
2 cups flour
3 Tbsp baking powder
1 cup chocolate chips





Directions:

1. Whisk together eggs, oil, sugars, salt and bananas.
2. In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder.
3. Add flour mixture and chocolate chips to egg mixture.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Artisan Bread

ARTISAN BREAD

Ingredients:

3 cups lukewarm water (about 100 degrees)
1 1/2 Tbsp yeast
1 Tbsp salt
6 1/2 cups unsifted, unbleached, all-purpose white flour








Directions:

1. Heat water to just warmer than body temperature.
2. Add yeast and salt. Don't worry about getting it to dissolve.
3. Mix in flour by gently scooping it up, then leveling the top of the measuring cup with a knife. Don't pat it down.
4. Mix with a wooden spoon or dough attachment on the stand mixer. Don't knead.
5. The dough should be wet--it should NOT form a ball. It should fill the bowl.
6. Cover loosely and allow to rise for about 2 hours (or until doubled). Longer rising times --up to 5 hours will not harm the result.
7. You can now bake 2 loaves. Bake one loaf, or refrigerate the dough. The dough is wet enough that it can stay refrigerated for up to 2 weeks. Just make sure that you cover it.
8. To make the loaf, put some flour on your work surface and use flour to form it into a ball. Use a knife to cut a few slits on the top of the loaf. This will help it expand as it bakes.
9. After the balls are formed, let them rise again for about 40 minutes.
10. Bake at 450 degrees for 30 min. (ALSO, you are supposed to put a second pan in the oven as it preheats and then pour a cup of water in it right before you put the bread in the over--so that steam can get trapped in the oven. I am usually too lazy though, and just spray some water with a spray bottle into the oven before I bake the dough.

"Out of this World" Rolls

HOMEMADE ROLLS

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp yeast
1/4 cup warm water
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs (well beaten)
1 cup warm water
4 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp salt






Directions:

1. Soften yeast in 1/4 cup warm water.
2. In large bowl, combine shortening, sugar, eggs, 1 cup warm water and salt.
3. Stir in yeast and 2 1/2 cups of flour.
4. Beat with mixer until smooth and well mixed.
5. Add remaining flour to make dough soft.
6. Cover.
7. Allow to rise in warm place until doubled (about 1 to 1 1/2 hours).
8. Punch down & refrigerate overnight.
9. Let rise again for about 3 hours.
10. Divide dough in half and roll out each portion separately on a lightly floured board.
11. Shape to a 1/2-inch thick rectangle.
12. Spread rolled-out dough with softened butter.
13. Roll up like cinnamon rolls.
14. Cut into 1 inch slices.
15. Put in greased muffin tins (cut-side down).
16. Cover and let rise three hours before baking.
17. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes or until light brown.
18. Rub tops of rolls with butter when out of the oven.