Lemon Quick Bread...

Bread:
1/2 C. butter or margarine
1 C. sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 2/3 C. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 C. milk
3/4 C. chopped nuts
Grated rind of one large lemon (the larger the better)
3/4 tsp. almond extract

Cream together butter and sugar.
Add eggs.
Sift flour, salt, and baking powder.
Add flour mixture alternately with milk to creamed mixture.
Mix in nuts, rind and extract.
Bake in greased and floured loaf pan at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes.This can also be made into muffins.
Pour topping onto bread immediately upon removing bread from oven.

Topping:
1/4 C. sugar mixed with the juice of one lemon. Stir occasionally while bread is baking to dissolve sugar.

Orange Bread...

1 C. sugar
1/2 C. butter

2 eggs
1 C. sour cream
Rind of one orange, grated

2 C. flour
1 tsp. baking soda

Glaze:
1/2 C. sugar
Juice of 1 orange



Cream together sugar and butter.

Add eggs, sour cream and rind of orange.

Sift together flour and baking soda.

Mix into creamed ingredients.

Spoon into 2 greased medium loaf pans.

Bake 350 degrees for 50 minutes.

Mix together 1/2 C. sugar and orange juice and pour over bread while still hot.
Cool 10 minutes and invert.

Pineapple Banana Cake...

This was my Mom's recipe. It's very moist and the pineapple gives it just the right little bit of something extra. I didn't frost my cake this time, but you can. A light layer of vanilla glaze or drizzle or a cream cheese icing would taste good. I didn't want the extra calories this time and opted for no frosting..it was good that way too!

Mix together:

3 C. flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

3 C. sugar

1 tsp. soda

Mix together and add to dry ingredients:

2 tsp. vanilla

3 eggs, beaten

1 C. oil

1 8 oz. can crushed pineapple (with juice)

2 C. mashed bananas

1 C. nuts ( I used walnuts)

Grease and flour a Bundt pan or loaf pans.Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees or until tests done. My cake in a Bundt pan took about an hour and 15 minutes. Test and see if a cake tester or tooth pick comes out clean. Let it cool completely before taking it out of the pan. You can make this recipe in loaf pans if you prefer.

Cranberry Banana Bread...

Sift: 2 C. flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 C. sugar
1/4 C. orange juice
1 C. fresh cranberries, ground

Cream:
4 Tbsp. butter
1 egg
1 C. mashed, ripe bananas
1/2 C. milk
1 C. pecans, coarsely chopped

Sift dry ingredients and set aside.
In a medium sized bowl place sugar, orange juice and chopped cranberries.
In a large bowl, cream butter, beat in egg and dry ingredients. Stirring until just blended.
Stir in cranberries, bananas, milk and nuts.
Pour into greased 9x5x3 pan or 2 small.
Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until tooth pick comes out clean. For smaller loaf pans the time will be less. Floured loaf pan at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes.

Cranberry Fruit Nut Bread...

This bread spread with the orange butter is delicious!

2 C. flour
1 C. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 Tbsp. shortening OR butter
1 tsp. grated orange peel
1 well beaten egg
3/4 C. orange juice
1 C. fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped (can be frozen)
1/2 C. chopped nuts

Sift together dry ingredients.Cut in shortening.
Combine peel, juice and egg.
Add to dry ingredients, mixing just to moisten.
Fold in berries and nuts.
Turn into greased loaf pans.
Bake 350 degrees for 60 minutes. Cool. Wrap and store overnight.

Orange Butter
Whip 1/2 C. soft butter
Add 1 Tbsp. powdered sugar
And 1/4 tsp. grated orange peel. (more if desired)

Cranberry Bread...

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
1 Pkg. cranberries, chopped
2 Tbsp.grated orange zest
4 C. flour- unbleached, whole wheat or half-half mixture\
2 C. sugar (all white or 1 C. white with 1 C. brown sugar)
1 tsp. baking soda
3 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. salt
4 Tbsp. vegetable oil or butter
1 1/2 C. orange juice
2 eggs, beaten
1 to 1 1/2 CC. chopped nuts (optional)

Chop cranberries if you have a food processor (they work without being chopped, too).
Mix cranberries, nuts and orange peel. Set aside.

In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut in shortening.
(I usually use oil, which I just mix with the orange juice and eggs before adding to flour mixture.)
Stir in orange juice and eggs, mix just to moisten.
Fold in cranberry mixture.

Spoon into prepared pan.
Bake 60 minutes. Cool 15 minutes before taking out of pan.
For muffins: Preheat oven to 400 degrees and bake 25 - 35 minutes

Mom's Pumpkin Bread...

I like making this bread with sliced cherries and dates. The cherries give it a festive look and the dates give just a different twist on the traditioanl pumpkin bread with raisins. Enjpy!

Blend together:

4 eggs, well beaten

3 C. sugar

Add and blend together:

2 C. pumpkin

2/3 C. water

Sift together:

1/2 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. soda

3 1/2 C. flour

1 1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp. cloves

Add to your taste. Chopped nuts, marachino cherries, dates or raisins.

Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour

Zucchini Bread...

4 C. coarsely shredded zucchini
3 C. flour
2 1/2 C. sugar
1 1/4 C. vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. vanilla
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 C. chopped nuts

Grease pans.
Blend all ingredients on low, then beat on medium for 1 minute.
Bake 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes.
Or bake until tooth pick comes out clean when inserted in middle of loaf.


This is one of my favorite bread recipes. I started making it in 1972.