Coconut Cherry Banana Bread

Recipe via Companys Coming ~Muffins & More

This sweet bread loaf was served at our RS event and it was sooo good ... it seriously left me wanting more .... and so I did .... I had more ... shame on me!!


Beat until light and frothy:
   2 eggs

Add:
   1 cup sugar
   1/2 cup melted butter

Beat well

Stir in
   1 cup (3 medium) mashed bananas
   1/2 tsp almond flavoring

Mix together dry ingredients ~ Mix well
   1 1/2 cups flour
   1/2 cup medium coconut
   1 1/2 tsp baking powder
   1/2 tsp baking soda
   1/2 tsp salt
   1/2 cup chopped walnuts
   1/2 cup Marachino cherries cut up

Pour dry ingredients over batter and stir just to combine
Spoon into greased loaf pan ~ 9x5x3
Bake for 1 hour @ 350* until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
Let stand for 10 minutes ~ Remove from pan ~ Cool ~ Wrap

Shelly’s Amish Friendship Cinnamon Bread

Recipe via Shelly Prince

Starter:

1 c. sugar
1 c. flour
1 c. milk
1/2 tsp. dry yeast
1 oz. warm water

Day 1 ~ Receive starter or mix starter from ingredients listed above ~ Do Nothing ~ leave on counter ~

DO NOT REFRIGERATE ~ DO NOT USE METAL SPOON OR METAL BOWL OR ELECTRIC MIXER ~ STORE IN GLASS OR PLASTIC CONTAINER ~ COVER BOWL LOOSELY WITH PAPER TOWEL, CLOTH, WAX PAPER OR PLASTIC WRAP ~ KEEP AT ROOM TEMPERATURE

Day 2 ~ Stir
Day 3 ~ Stir
Day 4 ~ Stir
Day 5 ~ Add ~ 1 cup flour ~ 1 cup sugar ~ 1 cup milk ~ Mix well
Day 6 ~ Stir
Day 7 ~ Stir
Day 8 ~ Leave alone
Day 9 ~ Leave alone
Day 10 ~ Add ~ 1 cup flour ~ 1 cup sugar ~ 1 cup milk ~ Mix well

Remove four – 1 cup portions and put into separate containers
Save one for self to start again and Give three away

To 1 cup of the batter add:
     1 cup ~ oil
     ½ cup ~ milk
     3 ~ eggs
     2 tsp ~ vanilla

In separate bowl combine:
     2 cups ~ flour
     1 cup ~ sugar (less if desired)
     1 ½ tsp ~ baking powder
     1/2 tsp ~ baking soda
     1 pkg ~ vanilla instant pudding (5.1 oz size) try other flavors ~ pecan
     ½ tsp ~ salt
     1 tsp cinnamon
     1 cup ~ raisins or nuts or diced apples (Optional)

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients
Mix Well
Spray 2 loaf pans or muffin cups with Pam ~ sprinkle pan with white sugar
Bake at 325* for 1 hour ~ check with toothpick

 

Orange Loaf

Recipe via Co Comin Muffins & More

Put into a mixing bowl and beat together:
     1/2 cup butter
     1 cup sugar
     1 egg

Beat in:
     second egg

Stir in:
     grated rind from 1 orange
     1/2 cup juice from  orange plus water if needed

In another bowl put:
     2 cups flour
     2 tsp baking powder
     1/2 tsp salt
     1/2 cup chopped nuts

Stir well and pour in creamed mixture
Stir until moistend
Turn into greased loaf pan or mini bread pans
Bake @ 350* for 1 hour
Test with toothpick
Pour glaze over top
Let stand 10 minutes before removing loaf to rack to cool
Wrap to store
Yield: 1 loaf

Glaze:
Combine in saucepan:
     Juice from 1 orange
     1/4 cup sugar

Heat and stir to dissolve sugar
Spoon over hot loaf

~ Banana Bread ~

This is a super-good Banana bread recipe...moist and flavorful! I added a little bit of vanilla. Love the combo of banana and cinnamon ... Really makes this a standout bread!

Recipe via Irene

Makes 24 muffins, or 2 loaves

Beat:
     2 eggs
     2 cups sugar

Mix together:
    ½ cup oil (or for lighter version – ½ cup unsweetened applesauce + 1 tbsp oil)
    ¾ cup milk
    1 tsp vanilla

Mix and add to egg mixture, alternately with above milk mixture:
    2 ½ cup flour
    1 ¼ tsp baking powder
    1 ¼ tsp baking soda
    1 tsp salt
    1 ½ tsp cinnamon

Add 
    4 very ripe mashed bananas.

Optional - Add
     2 cups frozen blueberries, or 2 cups choc chips

Pour into loaf or muffin tins sprayed lightly with PAM, and dusted with flour.
Bake loaves 350* for about 1 hour...... muffins 25 minutes.