Pumpkin Bread

Watch out....you'll want to eat the entire thing!  And this makes your kitchen smell like heaven!!!

1 1/3 c vegetable oil
5 eggs
1 - 16 oz can pumpkin
2 c flour
2 c sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp baking soda
2 - 3 oz pkgs instant vanilla pudding
1 c chopped nuts (optional)
1 c chocolate chips (optional)

Preheat oven to 350.  Grease 2 large 9x5 loaf pans.  Set aside.  Mix oil, eggs, and pumpkin in mixing bowl and beat well.  In another bowl sift together flour, sugar, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda.  Add to pumpkin mixture and mix till well blended.  Stir in pudding mix (and nuts and/or chocolate chips if you like).  Pour into prepared loaf pans.  Bake for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean.    Makes 2 loaves

Zucchini Bread

It's that time of year again!  Is your garden overflowing?  Are you finding little gifts of unwanted zucchini being left on your doorstep?  Turn it into something lucious!

Ingredients:

3 eggs
2 c sugar
1 c vegetable oil
2 c grated zucchini
3 c flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
3 tsp cinnamon
1 c chopped nuts (optional)

Beat eggs until light and fluffy.  Add: sugar, oil, zucchini, and vanilla.  Do not over mix.  Combine flour, salt, soda, baking powder, and cinnamon in separate bowl.  Incorporate together well then add to mix.  Blend well...but again....do not over mix.  Pour into 2 large prepared loaf pans.  Bake @ 350 for one hour.  Cool on rack.

Banana Cream Bread

I love fresh fruit in the summer, but those bananas never seem to last very long.  So....what's a girl to do except make banana bread!!  Tara called the other day for a good banana bread recipe and after searching for it forever, I finally decided just to post it so I'd always know where it was~!

Ingredients:

2 T shortening
1 1/3 c oil
4 large eggs
1 c sour cream
3 1/4 c sugar
6 ripe bananas, mashed
1 T vanilla
4 1/2 c flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp soda
2 c chopped nuts (optional)


Mix first 7 ingredients.  Then add flour, salt, and soda.  Mix well.  Pour into two large prepared loaf pans.  Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, almonds, or coconut just before baking for an extra flare.
Bake @ 325 for 40 - 60 minutes.  Test with toothpick.  Mine always takes at least an hour.