Baking Delights: Baking breads and treats for your family

December 19th, 2007

Another Banana Bread

Decided to make banana bread this morning and I wanted to try a few different things. The bananas were ripe but not over-ripe and I wanted to compensate for the flavor loss in that.  I also wanted something really moist.

This came out very moist, very banana-y, very good. The flavor is a little different than […]

By Marye -- 4 comments

December 12th, 2007

Christmas Countdown: Banana Chocolate Chip Bread

This Banana Chocolate Chip Bread recipe is my eldest daughter’s favorite. I usually give her a loaf of this along with a container of Russian Tea Mix ( you know, the kind with orange, clove, red hots, and tea?) and she is blissfully happy. Always a good thing.
It is a particularly moist and […]

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November 28th, 2007

Christmas Countdown: Easy Egg Nog Quick Bread

This egg nog quick bread recipe is a wonderful hostess gift or as part of a Christmas gift basket with some homemade jams and preserves. Generally when I do a gift basket I like to use three different loaves, two bags of coffee beans, some tea, and a couple of small jars of […]

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August 9th, 2007

Blueberry Bran Muffins

More blueberries? Yeah. I had just about 3/4 cup left after last night’s blueberry extravaganza and I knew that one of the kids would sneakily find them in the freezer and the next time I looked there would be one lone blueberry in the bottom left hand corner of the bag. Yep, better to dispense […]

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August 6th, 2007

Banana Cake Doughnuts (or Donuts)

 Our weekend is a little different than most. Since Marc works retail he works on Saturday and then has Sunday and Monday off. Sunday is really not a day off because there is church a good portion of the day.  Monday is our more leisurely day, although I don’t know if leisurely is a word […]

By Marye -- 3 comments

July 12th, 2007

Saltines

The day I discovered homemade saltine crackers I was hooked on them…No more Zesta or Nabisco for me!
  Crackers have a long and fascinating history…If you will recall the Israelites had matzah as they set out for their journey from Egypt…they had been instructed by God  to make bread without leavening…In 1801 Josioah Bent of […]

By Marye -- 4 comments