Banana Bars

For those of us who want to make banana bread but just never have luck with bread...

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. butter (or substitue for applesauce for lower fat)
1 c. sour cream
2 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 c. smashed bananas
2 c. flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda


Mix together wet ingredients first. Then add flour, salt, and soda. Grease pan and put in jellyroll pan or what I call a cookie sheet with sides on it. Bake 375 for 20-25 minutes.

GLAZE: Butter, milk, powdered sugar, and vanilla to make whatever consistency you like

REBECCA’S ROLLS & SCONES

1 cup milk
1 cube margarine
1 tbs sugar
½ c sugar
1 ½ tsp salt
½ cup warm water
2 Tbsp yeast
2 eggs
5 cups flour (closer to 6)

Combine warm water, yeast and sugar. Let sit – in different bowl
Scald milk (microwave 3 min maybe) and Pour over margarine (let hot milk melt butter 5-10 min) and sugar and salt. Let melt – in mixer
Add yeast water and eggs to milk mixture.
Add flour to kneading consistency. (with kitchen aide leave in there to rise) 3c. with beaters
Let rise 30 min.

Rolls: Form desired roll shape let rise 15 min and bake for 20 min at 350.
Roll out like pizza – 3 balls and cut 8-16 crescent roll - tip down on baking sheet

For Scones: Fry in oil. Maple Frosting – 2 cups powder sugar, 2 tsp margarine, 1 tsp maple extract, and a tiny bit of milk. Mix till a gooey consistency.

SOFT, MOIST AND GOOEY CINNAMON BUNS

3 Hours 35 Minutes

1 cup milk 1 egg, beaten
4 tablespoons melted butter
4 tablespoons water
1/2 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
4 cups bread flour
1 tablespoon white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 teaspoons bread machine yeast

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 In a bread machine pan, place the milk, beaten egg, melted butter, water, vanilla pudding mix, bread flour, sugar, salt and yeast on Dough cycle.

2 When cycle is finished, remove the dough, and knead for 3 to 5 minutes. Roll out

3 Mix together the softened butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Spread over dough then roll. Cut into 1/2 inch to 1 inch slices, and place in a greased 9x13 inch pan. Place in a draft-free space, and allow to rise until doubled.(1-2 hours)4 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 15 to 20 minutes.

NOTES: Make sure your egg, milk, water, and butter are warm (room temp). Also, the ½ package of pudding does not have to be exact, I put in a little bit more than half.

Frosting
1 stick of butter
1½ cups powder sugar
¼ cup (2 oz.) of cream cheese
½ tsp vanilla

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE SWIRL BREAD

1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese
¼ cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 ¾ cup flour
1 ½ cup sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp nutmeg
1 cup canned pumpkin
½ cup margarine, melted
1 egg, beaten
1/3 cup water

Combine cream cheese, sugar, and 1 egg; mix until blended. Set aside. Combine dry ingredients, then add combine pumpkin, margarine, 1 egg, and water, mixing just until moist. Reserve 2 cups pumpkin batter and pour remaining batter into loaf pan. Pour cream cheese mixture over pumpkin batter and then rest of pumpkin batter. Cut with knife for swirl effect. Cook at 350 for 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool 10-15 minutes

PUMPKIN APPLE STREUSEL MUFFINS

2 ½ cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 eggs 1 cup canned pumpkin
½ cup oil
2 cups apple, peeled and chopped

Topping:
2 Tbsp flour
¼ cup sugar
½ tsp cinnamon
4 tsp cold butter

Combine dry ingredients. In another bowl, combine eggs, pumpkin, and oil. Mix the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until moistened. Stir in apples. Fill muffin cups ¾ full. Sprinkle with streusel topping and bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.

Banana Bread

½ c. margarine
1 tsp lemon juice
1 c. sugar
2 c. Flour
2 eggs
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 c. mashed banana (about 2 ½)
¼ tsp salt
¼ c. milk

Mix the margarine and sugar. Add the eggs. Then mix in the mashed banana, milk and lemon juice. Then mix in the flour, baking powder and salt. Pour in pan (only makes 1 loaf)
Cook for 30 min or until done at 350º

Streusel Topping

½ cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 Tablespoons butter

Place everything in a bowl and cut with a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.