Apple (Walnut) Bread

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 large eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups peeled and finely chopped apples
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 325°F
2. Grease two 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pans; set aside.
3. In medium bowl combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; set aside.
4. In mixing bowl beat the eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla together, mixing well. Stir in flour mixture until just mixed. Fold in apples and walnuts and spoon into prepared loaf pans.
5. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until tested done when wooden pick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in the pans before removing to cool on wire racks. Wrap tightly to store.

Tip: For a delicious spread, combine 8 ounces of softened cream cheese, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon and 3 tablespoons packed brown sugar and mix well.

Banana Bread...no yeast

Requires two 9 by 5 greased bread pans or one round bunt pan

Ingredients:

5 ripe bananas
4 eggs
1 cup of butter (or shortening)
1 /14 cups of brown sugar
1 1/4 cups of white sugar
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour
1 teaspoon of salt2 tsp. Baking soda

optional: pour 1/2 stick of melted butter over each pan before you place them in the oven

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
In a medium bowl mash bananas and stir in eggs until well blended. Set aside.

In a large bowl, beat shortening and gradually add sugar. Stir in vanilla and banana mixture.

Separately mix flour, baking soda, and salt. Blend the dry mixture into the batter.
*Add walnuts if desired.

Pour into prepared pans.

Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, cool for 20 min then turn out onto a bread board

Crab Cakes

• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 tabs. mayonnaise
• 2 tsp. chopped fresh parsley
• 1 1/4 tsp. old bay or seafood seasoning
• 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1 tsp. dry mustard
• 1 tsp. lemon juice
• 1 cup soft bread crumbs (I shred my own from rolls)
• 1 pound crab meat
  
  Combine and mix together the following in a bowl:
• eggs
• mayonnaise
• parsley
• seasoning
• Worcestershire sauce
• pepper
• dry mustard
• lemon juice
  
  
  
• add the bread crumbs and crab meat gently.
• Shape 8 patties about 2 1/2-3" in diameter
• Place patties gently onto a baking sheet, cover and place in refrigerator for 30 min.
• Cook over medium high heat in a large skillet (do not press down on the crab cakes.) Add crab cakes after the skillet is hot. Cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side or til browned. Do not over cook or they will be dry!
  

Makes 8 crab cakes

Pumpkin Bread

3 c. sugar
1 tsp. nutmeg
4 eggs
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 c. vegetable oil
1-1/2 tsp. salt

1. Mix all of the above ingredients together

2. Add to the above mixture:
1- 16 oz can of pumpkin
2/3 c. water
3 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda

3. Pour into bread pan and bake at 350 for 45-60 min.

Test center by inserting a toothpick or sharp knife in. When done the toothpick or knife come out clean.

Note: I have made this bread at Christmas for friends. I baked it in a coffee can and wrapped it in a roll (tootsie roll style) with ribbons at each end.

Monkey Bread

Ingredients:
4 cans refrigerated biscuits
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 -1/2 sticks butter (3/4 cup)
1/2 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins (these are optional, it's great with or without them)


Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9-10 inch tube pan.
2. Mix white sugar and cinnamon in a medium sized plastic bag. Cut the biscuits into halves or quarters and place six to eight biscuit pieces in the sugar cinnamon mix. Shake well.
3. Arrange pieces in the bottom of the greased pan. Continue layering until all the biscuit pieces are coated and in the pan. If you are using raisins, place them among the biscuit pieces as you are layering.
4. In a small saucepan, melt the butter with the brown sugar over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute. Pour over the layered biscuits.
5. Bake for 35 minutes. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a plate. Pull apart and enjoy!

Icing: Ingredients:
1/2 pound cream cheese
1/2 pound butter
1 pound powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon juice


Directions:
1. Allow cream cheese and butter to get to room temperature.
2. Beat butter and cream cheese together in a large bowl with a mixer.
3. Slowly add in the pound of powdered sugar.
4. After all the powdered sugar is added mix for 12 minutes (do not mix less than that).
5. When almost done, add in the extract and lemon juice.

Bread Pudding (Easy and Delicious)

• 12 slices of white toasted bread cut in small squares
• 8 beaten eggs
• 1/2 C. melted butter
• 3 tsp. vanilla
• 2 C. Sugar
• 6 C. milk
• Cinnamon
• Nutmeg

1. Mix all ingredients together
2. Pour cut up toast into a greased casserole pan

3. Sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg
4. Bake in greased casserole 1 hour at 350

Sauce: 

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup firmly packèd brown sugar
• 1/2 cup hèavy whipping crèam
• 1 tablèspoon vanilla

• Combinè all saucè ingrèdiènts èxcèpt vanilla in 1-quart saucèpan. Cook ovèr mèdium hèat, stirring occasionally until mixturè thickèns and comès to a full boil, about 5 to 8 minutès. Stir in vanilla.
• To sèrvè, spoon warm pudding into individual dèssèrt dishès; sèrvè with saucè. Storè any lèftovèrs in thè refrigerator.

Tastes great warm or cold
*Optional: top with whip cream

Note: This is a wonderful solution to a last minute desert. Who doesn't have milk, eggs, bread and butter in the kitchen almost all of the time?