Banana Walnut Bread

Banana bread is easy to make-just a few simple steps-and irresistible to eat. We recommend making a few extra loaves, wrapping in plastic, and freezing. Thaw at room temperature for an hour and you'll have fresh banana bread ready to go by the time everyone wakes up. Freezing individual slices works well, too.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing the pan
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 very ripe bananas, peeled and mashed with a fork (about 1 cup)
• 1/2 cup toasted walnut pieces

Sift the flour, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl and set aside. Whisk the eggs and vanilla together in a liquid measuring cup with a spout and set aside. Lightly brush a 9- by 5- by 3-inch loaf pan with butter. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream the butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or with a hand-held mixer) until light and fluffy. Gradually pour the egg mixture into the butter, while mixing, until incorporated. Add the bananas (the mixture will appear to be curdled, so don't worry), and remove the bowl from the mixer.

With a rubber spatula, mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the nuts and transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool the bread in the pan on a rack for 5 minutes. Turn the bread out of the pan and let cool completely on the rack. Wrap in plastic wrap. The banana bread is best if served the next day.
 

Pineapple Upside Down Cupcakes

Ingredients:
1 20-ounce can pineapple, crushed, chunks or tidbits
1/3 cup butter, melted
2/3 cup brown sugar, packed
24 maraschino cherries

18-19 ounce yellow cake mix (prepare batter as directed on box OR use these ingredients)
- 1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled or vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- water*

Blueberry Turnovers

Crust:
1/2 cup flour
2 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp cream cheese
1 Tbsp butter
Dash of salt
1 Tbsp ice water

Refrigerator Biscuit Recipes

Bubble Buttons
Turn on toaster oven to 400 Melt a half stick of margarine in the toaster oven pan. Meanwhile, Open a 10 count refrigerated biscuit package and break each biscuit into 4 pieces. When the butter is melted, take it out of toaster oven. Add 1/4 cup brown sugar (or 1/4 cup white sugar and 1/2 tsp molasses) to the melted butter. Stir well.Add the biscuit pieces turning each one to coat in the liquid with a spoon. When they are all in, put the pan in the toaster oven for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. When done, let cool and munch on while warm.

Grebbel (Freid Doughnut)

Grebbel is a traditional Volga German morning treat that might be compared to a toast stick or long doughnut and calls for powdered sugar to be sprinkled over this golden brown delight. This makes a great Oktoberfest treat!

Ingredients:
1/2 c. soft butter (no substitute)
1/2 pint sour cream (do not use fat free or low fat)
4 eggs-beaten
4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. soda (baking)
2 tbsp. sugar 1/2 teas.
salt 2 teas. baking powder

Paula Deen’s Peanut Butter Bread

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup peanut butter

Banana Roll

Just like pumpkin roll only without the spice and with banana in place of the pumpkin!

Ingredients:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup mashed banana
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Thanksgiving 2011

Only a few days until Thanksgiving! This is my favorite time of the year! I love the aroma of delicious foods cooking in the kitchen and the bustle of the family getting ready to celebrate and give thanks!

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. ~ 1 Thessalonians 5:18

With only a couple days left I am going to start the cooking tonight! I usually cook for the family and we have about 15-20 people for dinner. It gives me such great pleasure to see everyone enjoying the all the delicious dishes we prepared! So without further adieu, here is the Thanksgiving Menu for this year: