French Bread

I love making this loaf of bread. Few ingredients. Little time requirement. Great flavor (especially when you make it with the additional seasonings and butter/garlic salt for topping). Thanks to Diane Downing & Kristie Strahm for this addition to the NZC (New Zion Cookbook).
3 1/2 C flour
1 T sugar
1 t salt
1 1/4 C water, lukewarm
2 [...]

chocolate chip pumpkin muffins

I find that lately I don’t like to leave baking recipes untweaked.  I altered this one from epicurious.com.  They call is “Spiced Pumpkin Bread”.  I call it “not good enough.”  The way the spices and the chocolate chips combine is like having Mexican hot chocolate.  They’re so good.  Below is my version of the recipe.
Ingredients
1 [...]

Low Fat Blueberry Banana Bread

I found this yummy recipe on epicurious.com and tweaked a little by making it more low fat, using whole wheat flour, and adding blueberries.  It’s outstanding.
Ingredients

2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup smashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
1/3 cup buttermilk (or kefir)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil or applesauce
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour (I [...]

Refrigerator Bran Muffins

Jamie put me on to these when we were visiting. The original recipe comes from Carrie Moseman, and it’s in the new Zion cookbook (NZC). They’ve quickly become a staple around here.

5 cups flour (you can use a combination of white and wheat if you like)
2 1/2 cups sugar
1 (15-oz.) box Raisin Bran
5 teaspoons baking soda
2 [...]

Grandma’s Banana Bread

I pulled out the ole jar o’ molasses today for a whole wheat bread recipe (which, if it’s good, I promise to post later), and kept it out to make a recipe on the back of the jar. I am a huge non-fan of banana bread; don’t know why, but I rarely eat it. And [...]

Apple Cranberry Bread

Sarah made this recipe years ago and I fell in love with it instantly. I’ve made it so many times that I was forced to take a year off. Fortunately, the tradition resumes in 2009. Thanks, Sarah, for this delicious recipe. I almost always double my batch.
Ingredients

2 eggs
3/4 cup sugar
2 T. canola or vegetable oil
1-1/2 [...]

Papa Morehead’s Cinnamon Rolls

What you are about to read is one of the great treasures of the Morehead estate. Ever since I was a kid, my father — who gave us permission to post this recipe — has made a batch of these cinnamon rolls for special occasions (e.g., Christmas, Thanksgiving).
He’ll usually do all of the preparation the [...]

DPP 2008: December 20

Jason likes corn, and he likes (maybe even loves) cornbread. But he cannot abide actual pieces (kernels) of corn in cornbread. Apparently it’s a texture thing. (Other than that, Joe, your cornbread rocks!)

DPP 2008: December 13 (Jana Ghormley’s Blueberry Muffins)

There are a lot of great recipes in the Old Zion Cookbook (aka OZC). However, I’d have to say that my favorite is Jana Ghormley’s recipe for blueberry muffins.
Ingredients

2 cups of flour
1 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 eggs
1 cup of milk
1/2 cup of oil
1 teaspoon of lemon extract
1 1/2 cups [...]

Swedish Rye Bread

I spent the last couple of days with my grandma, and as she cooked for my sister and me, I asked if she would give me the recipes. I soon remembered, however, that Grandma doesn’t really use recipes — more like “that much milk” “dump some flour,” etc. Delightful, and yet hard to translate. A [...]