Breads, Muffins


Apple Bran Muffins

1 cup bran flakes cereal
½ cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
2 eggs
1 teaspoon maple syrup
1 cup unbleached flour
1 cup shredded Granny Smith apples
¼ cup brown sugar
½ cup chopped walnuts
½ teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat 12 muffin cups with nonstick spray. In a small bowl, mix cereal, buttermilk and baking soda. In large bowl mix applesauce, eggs and maple syrup. Add to large bowl the buttermilk mixture and all of the other ingredients. Don’t over mix. Bake 18-25 minutes or until toothpick come out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes. Then, put onto wire rack.

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Apple Raisin Bread

2 c. peeled & chopped apples
½ c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1 egg
½ c. milk
2 c. flour
½ tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. raisins
1 c. chopped nuts (optional)

Cream the shortening and sugar. Add eggs & milk. Sift in dry ingredients. Add apples, raisins & nuts. Mix thoroughly. Pour batter into greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 - 60 minutes.

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Best Pumpkin Bread

3 c. sugar
1 c. vegetable oil
4 eggs
3 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. baking soda
1 Tbs. baking powder
2/3 c. water
2 c. canned pumpkin
1 c. chopped nuts or raisins (optional)

Mix sugar & oil. Beat in eggs, one at a time. In separate bowl, sift together flour, spices, baking soda & powder. Add this mixture to the first mixture alternately with the water, mixing well between additions. Add the pumpkin & stir well, adding nuts and raisins if desired. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake in 350 degrees oven for 50 minutes.

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Donna D’s Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Beat together the following ingredients:
1/3 c. melted margarine
2 eggs
1¾ c. sugar
½ c. oil
½ c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Sift together the following ingredients:
2½ c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. baking powder
¼ c. cocoa

Add all the ingredients together and beat.

Mix in:
2 c. grated and drained zucchini
6 oz. chocolate chips

Pour all the above mixed ingredients into two greased and floured loaf pans. Bake at 325 degrees for about 40 minutes.

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Herb Bread
(*Spring Brunch favorite*)
from Jean Berkey, Dana Avenue Gardener

¾ cup milk
¼ cup water
1 package (¼ oz.) active dry yeast
3 Tbs. butter or margarine
3-¾ cups all purpose flour
1 tsp. onion powder
½ tsp. sage
1 egg
1 Tbs. sugar
1-½ tsp. salt
1-½ tsp. celery seed
1 tsp. thyme

Heat milk, water and butter to 120 degrees. Combine 1-¾ cups flour, all seasonings, egg and warmed water-milk mix. Mix with dough hooks for three minutes. Add 1-½ cups flour and knead three more minutes. If dough is sticky, knead in enough of remaining flour to form stiff dough. Place in greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and allow to rise until it has doubled (about one hour). Punch down and braid, divide into four pieces (make long ropes) and weave. Cover and allow to rise about 45 minutes, until doubled. Bake in 375 degree preheated oven for about 30 minutes.

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Irish Soda Bread
From Maria Trabka

4 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
pinch salt
½ cup sugar (optional)
8 ounces sour cream
¼ teaspoon baking soda
8 ounces milk
2 eggs
4 tablespoons caraway seeds
1 cup raisins

Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and sugar (if desired). In a separate bowl, mix together sour cream, baking soda, milk and eggs. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix. Add caraway seeds and raisins; knead the stiff paste in hands briefly. Place dough in a round casserole dish, cake tin or skillet. Cut a cross in top of dough. Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

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Traditional English Scones
(*Spring Brunch favorite*)

4 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
5 tablespoons butter
light cream
4 tablespoons sugar
¾ cup dried currants
1 teaspoon orange zest
2 eggs, lightly beaten

Sift together flour, sugar, and baking soda. Add orange zest. Cut butter into flour mixture until butter is reduced to the size of small peas. Add currants. Add cream until a soft biscuit-like dough is produced. Roll out and flatten to ¾ inch thickness and cut with biscuit cutter. Brush with egg mixture and bake in a 400 degree oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
Yield: 12 large scones

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