Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 05:24:04 GMT -------------- BEGIN bread-bakers.v110.n017 -------------- 001 - Haack Carolyn Subject: Old Favorite Quick Breads -- Bake Sale Sellouts! Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 18:53:13 -0700 (PDT) I had tried to send this last winter when you were looking for "giftable" recipes but it seemed like it didn't get through. I found it cleaning out my email box, so I'm trying again. Enjoy! Here are some of my favorites; all would work well in the smaller foil pans for gift-sized loaves. These go back for decades, so I don't have attribution, most likely they are from newspapers at the time or labels on the containers of key ingredients. They have bolstered many a bake sale, never any leftovers. All of these are best aged overnight. Test for done-ness by poking an unpolished toothpick into the center top of the loaf, it should come out clean or with just a few crumbs clinging -- NOT with any batter. Leave in the oven another 5-7 minutes if center still needs more baking time. Most of these recipes call for walnuts, but pecans or hazelnuts could be substituted, maybe even pistachios for holiday color If you're feeling especially generous, substitute nut oil for the shortening or vegetable oil called for ... match the nuts you're including ... it adds subtle but phenomenally good flavor. It's just not cheap. For the adventurous, I have proposed a master recipe at the end of this list of tested recipes, maybe one of us will come up with something wonderful and new to share! Holiday Pumpkin Bread this bread is very dark; serve sliced thin with butter or cream cheese 1/3 cup shortening (oleo is fine, the good taste of butter will be lost) 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/2 cup molasses 1 cup mashed pumpkin 2 cups flour 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1 cup chopped walnuts Cream shortening & sugar; beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in molasses & pumpkin. Combine dry ingredients and fold in just until well-blended. Fold in nuts. Scrape batter into a well-greased 9x5x3" pan; bake at 350F about an hour (knife inserted into crack comes out clean). Nancy Kersey's Pumpkin Bread I have no clue who Nancy K is, but this nice, light-colored bread was attributed to her when I first made note of the recipe decades back. 1 3/8 cups flour 1 1/2 cup sugar 3/4 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (freshly grated if possible) 1/2 cup oleo, melted 1 cup mashed pumpkin 1/3 cup water 2 eggs Combine the dry ingredients in a smaller bowl and the oleo, pumpkin, water and eggs in a larger one. Add the dry ingredients to the well-mixed wet ones, just until well incorporated. Scrape the batter into a greased-and-floured 9x5x3 loaf pan; bake about one hour at 350F Cranberry Fruit Nut Bread 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 cup oleo or butter 1 teaspoon grated orange peel 3/4 cup orange juice 1 egg 1 cup fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped (or whizzed in food processor; you can whiz frozen ones just as well) 1 cup chopped walnuts Sift dry ingredients together, cut in shortening. Combine peel, juice & egg in a small bowl; add to dry mixture just until well moistened. Fold in berries & nuts. Scrape batter into well-greased 9x5x3 loaf pan; bake aobut an hour at 350F. Apricot Almond Bread 1-1/2 cup dried apricots, ground or cut into 1/4" dice 1-1/2 cup boiling water 2 Tablespoons butter 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1-1/2 cups flour 1 teaspon baking soda 1 cup whole wheat flour 1 cup almonds, chopped (I use the pre-slivered ones (not the thin slices) for ease) (do NOT substitute other nuts here) 1 egg 1 teaspoon orange extract or 1/8 teaspoon orange oil Combine apricots, boiling water, butter, sugar & salt in larger bowl. Combine flour & baking soda in smaller bowl; add to wet mixture just until moistened. Add whole wheat flour, almonds, egg, & orange flavoring; stir just until well-combined. Scrape batter into well-greased 9x5x3" pan, let stand 20 minutes. Bake about 1-1/4 hours at 350F Pear Nut Bread 1-1/2 cup coarsely-chopped pears (2-3, in 1/4" dice) 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1/4 cup sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg (freshly-grated if possible) 1 cup chopped walnuts In a larger bowl, combine oil & sugar, add eggs one at a time, add sour cream & vanilla. In a smaller bowl, combine the dry ingredients; add them to the wet mixture and stir just until well-combined. Add pears & nuts, mix until evenly distributed. Scrape batter into well-greased 9x5x3" pan; bake about 1 hour & 10 minutes at 350F Banana Tea Bread I'll bet my sister has raised over $5,000 for United Way over the years providing these loaves in various sizes & varieties for bake sales at work! 1-3/4 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup butter 2/3 cup sugar 2 beaten eggs 1 Tablespoon vanilla 1 cup mashed banana 1 cup additions: walnuts, chocolate chips, or half-and-half In smaller bowl, mix dry ingredients; in larger bowl, combine wet ones. Add dry to wet, mixing just until well-combined. Add banana & addition(s). Scrape batter into well-greased 9x5x3" pan; bake about 1 hour & 10 minutes at 350F Banana Date Bread 2-1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon mace 3/4 cup brown sugar(light or dark, to your taste) 2 eggs 1/4 cup buttermilk 3/4 cup melted oleo 1 cup mashed banana 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped 1 cup dates, snipped (or use the sugar-coated ones already cut up) In smaller bowl, mix dry ingredients; in larger bowl, combine wet ones. Add dry to wet, mixing just until well-combined. Add banana, walnuts & dates. Scrape batter into well-greased 9x5x3" pan; bake about 1 hour at 350F Oat Flake Banana Bread this originally called for Post Fortified Oat Flakes cereal, but I can no longer find that so I have substituted old-fashioned rolled oats. If you can find the cereal, it's great! 1-1/2 cups flour 2-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup brown sugar (light or dark to your taste) 1 cup mashed banana 1/3 cup orange juice 1 egg 1/3 cup vegetable oil 2 cups Post Fortified Oat Vlakes or 1-1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 1 cup chopped walnuts Combine dry ingredients in a smaller bowl and wet ones in a larger bowl; add dry to wet and stir until just combined. Add oats & nuts, fold in just until evenly distributed. Scrape batter into well-greased 9x5x3 loaf pan; bake about 50 minutes at 350F Draft Master Quick-Bread Recipe for one 9x5x3 loaf or several smaller ones Dry ingredients: 2 cups flour (can be part whole-wheat or part old-fashioned rolled oats) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 cup sugar 1/2 to 2 teaspoons spices Wet ingredients: 1/2 cup liquid (juice, buttermilk, water, other) 2 eggs 1 cup mashed or diced fruit (pumpkin, pears, bananas, peaches, mangoes, whatever!) 1/2 cup shortening, melted & cooled if oleo or butter, can be vegetable or nut oil vanilla if desired (1 teaspoon - 1 Tablespoon, to taste) Add-ins 1 to 2 cups specialty ingredients such as nuts, chocolate or other "chips", dates, figs, dried fruits, etc. In smaller bowl, combine dry ingredients. In larger bowl, combine wet ingredients; fold dry ingredients in just until well-combined. Fold in add-ins just until evenly distributed. Scrape batter into well-greased (and floured, if you're nervous) 9x5x3 loaf pan; bake about an hour at 350F. Enjoy your new creation! --------------- MESSAGE bread-bakers.v110.n017.2 --------------- From: Jeff Dwork Subject: Salvadoran quesadilla Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 20:44:36 -0700 My friend Esmaralda's husband in from El Salvador and he approved this recipe. It tasted like moist cornbread to me - not at all like cheese. Jeff Salvadoran Quesadilla Recipe By :Adapted from web recipes by Esmaralda M. Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Bread-Bakers Mailing List Breads Ethnic Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 4 cups mozzarella cheese 2 cups sugar 4 eggs -- lightly beaten 1/2 cup condensed milk, sweetened 1/2 cup milk 8 ounces butter -- melted (2 sticks) 4 teaspoons sesame seeds Preheat oven to 350 F. Sift flour and baking powder together and set aside. Combine cheese, sugar, eggs, and milks in a large bowl and beat until smooth. Stir in melted butter. Slowly stir the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until fully incorporated and batter is smooth. Pour into two well-greased loaf pans, filling each only halfway. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on racks to room temperature before slicing and serving. Description: "A bread - not at all like a Mexican quesadilla" - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 404 Calories; 21g Fat (47.0% calories from fat); 11g Protein; 44g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 114mg Cholesterol; 330mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 3 1/2 Fat; 2 Other Carbohydrates. --------------- MESSAGE bread-bakers.v110.n017.3 --------------- From: Steve Spiegel Subject: Re: Hawaiian Dinner Rolls Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 10:51:59 -1000 How would one adapt this recipe to a stand mixer from the Bread machine instructions ? It sound great. Steve Reggie writes: Most stand mixer bread recipes specify 5 - 7 minutes kneading. Look for a smooth, supple ball of dough for typical hydration levels. Thoughts from others?? Reggie --------------- END bread-bakers.v110.n017 --------------- Copyright (c) 1996-2010 Regina Dwork and Jeffrey Dwork All Rights Reserved