Mom's Banana Bread

Makes 16 (1 loaf) servings
Prep Time: 15 min.
Baking Time: 60 to 70 min.
Cooling Time: 20 min.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup Butter, softened
2 Eggs
2 ripe (1 cup) bananas, mashed
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Spreadable Butter with Canola Oil

Directions:
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 8x4-inch loaf pan.
1) In a large bowl, combine sugar, butter and eggs. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
2) Reduce speed to low. Add bananas and vanilla. Beat until well mixed.
3) Stir in all flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
4) Spoon batter into prepred 8x4-inch loaf pan.
5) Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
6) Cool in pan for 10 minutes and remove from pan. Place onto wire cooling rack. Cool completely.
Serve with Spreadable Butter with Canola Oil.

Irish Soda Bread

Makes 1 (14 slices) loaf
Prep Time: 10 min.
Baking Time: 35 to 45 min.Ingredients:
3 Tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup raisins, if desired
3/4 cup buttermilk

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375ºF. Grease cookie sheet.
1) Cut butter into flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt in large bowl, using pastry blender or crisscrossing 2 knives, until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in raisins and just enough buttermilk so dough leaves side of bowl.
2) Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Knead 1 to 2 minutes or until smooth.
3) Shape into round loaf, about 6 1/2 inches in diameter.
4) Place on cookie sheet. Cut an X shape about 1/2 inch deep through loaf with floured knife.
5) Bake for 35 to 45 minutes or until golden brown.
6) Brush with butter or margarine, softened, if desired.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Muffins

Makes 6 to 8 Muffins
Prep Time: 15 min.
Baking Time: 11 to 13 min.

Ingredients:
Muffins
1 package "JIFFY" Chocolate Muffin Mix
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
Filling
2 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 Tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400°F. and grease muffin pan or use paper liners.
1) In a mixing bowl, mix together muffin mix, egg and milk.
2) In separate bowl, blend cream cheese, peanut butter, sugar, and chocolate chips to make filling.
3) Fill prepared muffin cups half full with batter. Add 1 Tablespoon of filling.
Cover with remaining batter.
4) Place pan in oven and bake for 11 to 13 minutes.

Peanut Butter Chip & Banana Mini Muffins

Makes about 4 dozen small muffins
Prep Time: 14 min.
Baking Time: 12 to 15 min.

Ingredients2 cups all-purpose biscuit baking mix
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1 cup mashed very ripe banana(2 to 3 medium)
1 cup Peanut Butter Chips
QUICK GLAZE (recipe below)

DirectionsPreheat oven to 400°F. Grease small muffin cups (1-3/4 inches in diameter).
1) In a medium bowl, stir together baking mix, sugar, butter and egg in medium bowl.
2) With a fork, beat vigorously 30 seconds.
3) Stir in banana and peanut butter chips.
4) Fill muffin cups 2/3 full with batter.
5) Place muffin cups in oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
6) Meanwhile, prepare QUICK GLAZE.
7) Remove from pan immediately and dip tops of warm muffins into glaze. Serve warm.

QUICK GLAZE:
Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons water
Directions:
1) in a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar and water until smooth.
2) Add additional water, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, for thinner consistency.

Grandma's Dinner Rolls

Makes 18 rolls
Prep Time: 15 min.
Rising Time: 90 min. to 2 hrs.
Baking Time: 12 to 14 min.

Ingredients:
3 Tablespoons warm water (105-degrees F. to 115-degrees F.)
1 package (1/4-ounce) active dry yeast
1/4 teaspoon sugar
3/4 cups milk
1/4 cup butter, cut into chunks
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
3 - 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
butter, melted (if desired)

Directions:
1) In a small bowl, place warm water and stir in yeast and 1/4 teaspoon sugar until dissolved.
2) Let stand 5 to 10 minutes or until mixture starts to foam around edges.
3) Place milk and butter in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until butter is almost melted.
4) Combine 1/4 cup sugar and salt in large bowl. Add warm milk mixture; mix well.
5) Add egg and beat at medium speed until well mixed. (Check the temperature in the bowl. It should be less then 115°F. If it is warmer, let mixture cool slightly.)
6) Add yeast mixture; continue beating until well mixed. Add 2 cups flour; beat until mixture is smooth.
7) Stir in enough remaining flour with wooden spoon, 1/2 cup at a time, until dough is easy to handle. Let dough rest 5 minutes.
8) Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic (about 5 minutes).
9) Add more flour if dough is sticky. Place into greased bowl; turn greased side up.
10) Cover; let rise in warm place until doubled in size for 45 to 60 minutes. (Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.)
11) Punch down dough. Divide dough in half. Cut each half into 9 equal pieces. Shape each piece into a ball.
12) Place balls onto large greased baking sheets. Cover with plastic food wrap and let rise until almost doubled in size for 30 to 45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
13) Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until light golden brown. Brush warm rolls with melted butter, if desired.

Blueberry Muffins

Makes 12 servings
Prep Time: 10 min.
Baking Time: 15 to 20 min.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup fat-free milk
1/4 cup oil
1 cup fresh blueberries or unthawed frozen blueberries

Muffin Recipe Directions:
Preheat oven to 375-degrees or 350-degrees if using nonstick pans. Grease 12 muffins tins.
1) In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder. Stir to mix.
2) Add egg, milk, and oil.
3) Stir with a spoon just until moistened but not smooth.
4) Gently stir in blueberries.
5) Spoon into muffin tines, filling two-thirds full.
6) Bake 15 to 20 min.

Banana Nut Bread

Makes 20 servings

Prep Time: 10 min.
Baking Time: 60 min.

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 Tablespoons fat-free milk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3 medium bananas, mashed
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Cooking Directions:
Preheat oven to 325-degrees F. and grease a 5x9-inch loaf pan.
1) In a large bowl, combine sugar, oil, eggs, and milk. Beat well.
2) Add salt, baking soda, baking powder, and nutmeg. Blend well.
3) Stir in bananas.
4) Add flour and nuts. Stir until just blended. Spoon into pan.
5) Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until set in the middle and light brown. (Don’t over bake.)
6) Remove from pan and cool on a rack.

Kitchen Tip:
To make small gift loaves, used four 2x4-inch pans.

Almond Poppy Seed Bread

Makes 30 (2 loaves) servings

Prep Time: 20 min.
Baking Time: 70 min.

Ingredients:
3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 1/2 cups sugar
3 Tablespoons poppy seeds
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups fat-free milk
2 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon butter extract, optional
2 Tablespoons sugar
Optional Glaze
1/2 cup orange juice
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Cooking Directions:
Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. (If using glass or nonstick pans preheat oven to 325-degrees F.) Grease two 5x9-inch loaf pans.
1) In a large bowl, mix flour, salt, baking powder, sugar, and poppy seeds.
2) Stir to blend, then make a well in the middle.
3) In another small bowl, mix eggs, oil. Milk, vanilla, and flavoring extracts.
4) Mix well and pour into dry ingredients.
5) Stir with a spoon just until well mixed.
6) Spoon into pans and sprinkle with sugar.
7) Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until light brown and set into he middle.
8) Remove from pans and cool on a rack.

(If adding the optional glaze, keep bead in the pan.)
Optional Glaze:
1) In a small saucepan, heat orange juice, sugar, vanilla, and almond extract.
2) Pour warm glaze over bread as soon as it comes out of the oven.
3) Let bread cool in the pans.