Blueberry Banana Pancake Bread

2 eggs
1/3 c. sugar
1/4 c. water
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. mashed bananas, about 2 large
1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 c. blueberry pancake mix
1 tsp. cinnamon

Cinnamon Sugar Topping 
1/4 c. sugar mixed with 1 tsp. cinnamon

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, sugar and water.  Add the vanilla, mashed bananas and vegetable oil and whisk until well combined.  Add the pancake mix and cinnamon and mix together until just combined. 

2.Divide batter between a well-greased bread pan or mini bread pan and sprinkle the tops with the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Bake regular bread for 45-50 minutes or minis for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  

* I got this recipe from one of my favorite bloggers eatcakefordinner I thought that it was pretty good but I didnt love it for some reason. I think that I will try it again as muffins and see if I like that better. I am not sure what it was about it. My boys loved it and ate it up no problem.

Lemon Blueberry Yogurt loaf

1 1/2 cups + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, divided
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (approximately 2 lemons)
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen, thawed and rinsed
For the Lemon Syrup:
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/3 cup sugar
For the Lemon Glaze:
1 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottom and sides of one or two 9 x 5-inch loaf pans; dust with flour, tapping out excess.
2.In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.
3.In a large bowl, whisk together the yogurt, sugar, eggs, lemon zest, vanilla and oil. Slowly whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. In a separate bowl, mix the blueberries with the remaining tablespoon of flour, and fold them very gently into the batter.

4.Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake 50 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing loaf to a wire rack on top of a baking sheet.

5.While the loaf is cooling, make the lemon syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir together the lemon juice and sugar until the sugar is completely dissolved. Once dissolved, continue to cook for 3 more minutes. Remove from the heat; set aside.
6.Use a toothpick to poke holes in the tops and sides of the warm loaf. Brush the top and sides of the loaf with the lemon syrup. Let the syrup soak into the cake and brush again. Let the cake cool completely.
7.To make the lemon glaze, in a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners’ sugar and 2-3 tablespoons of the lemon juice. The mixture should be thick but pourable. Add up to another tablespoon of lemon juice if the mixture is too stiff. Pour the lemon glaze over the top of each loaf and let it drip down the sides. Let the lemon glaze harden, about 15 minutes, before serving.

* I liked the taste of this bread but I was not a big fan of the lemon syrup and glaze. I think that it made it to moist and almost soggy. We only ended up eating half of the loaf because of this. So if I did make this again I would not add the glaze or syrup and just add a little extra lemon juice to the bread and I think it would be perfect.

Cream Cheese Banana Bread

• 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks, 3/4 cup) butter, softened to room temperature
• 8 ounces cream cheese, light or regular, softened to room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 large bananas)
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Topping:
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 8 1/2- by 4 1/2-inch loaf pans with cooking spray and set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, cream cheese and sugar until very light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and bananas.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined.

1. In a small bowl, mash together the topping ingredients until combined and crumbly.

1. Divide the batter evenly among the prepared loaf pans. Sprinkle with the topping.

1. Bake for 50-60 minutes until the bread is nicely domed and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
2. Remove from the oven and let rest in the pans for 5-10 minutes before turning out on a cooling rack to cool completely.

* I got this recipe from melskitchencafe I thought that it was pretty good. I did not really taste the cream cheese in the bread but it gave it a smooth texture. Also I loved the addition of the crunchy cinnamon topping. 

Valentines Cake mix Cinnamon Rolls

1 box of white or vanilla cake mix
2 packages of dry yeast
2 1/2 cups of warm water
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
5 cups flour

Filling1 cup White sugar ,1 1/2 cups brown sugar, Cinnamon, 1/2-1 cup soft butter.

Extra 1/2 tsp wilton pink color gel 

1.  Mix yeast and warm water until dissolved.

2.  Combine cake mix, salt and flour in a large bowl.

3.  Add warm water/yeast mixture and vanilla to cake mix, salt and flour mixture.   Mix well.  This may require kneading with your hands a bit to completely combine ingredients. (also add food color gel at this time if using)

4.  Cover tightly.   Let rise for one hour.  Punch down and let rise again for another 45-60 minutes.

5.  On a floured surface, roll dough into a rectangle shape, approx 1/4″ thick.

6.  Once dough is rolled out, brush with softened butter.

7.  Sprinkle with white and brown sugar.   Sprinkle with cinnamon – use as little or as much as you like.

8.  Starting at end opposite from you, roll the dough towards you until all dough is rolled into one long piece.

9.  Slice dough into 24 equal sized pieces. ( I made jumbo rolls and only cut mine into 12 slices and placed them on a sheet pan instead of a 9x13)

10.  Place rolls in two greased 9×13 pans.   Cover and let rise until doubled in size another 30 min or so. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.   This allows them time to rise and provides a bit of warmth from the oven warming.

11.  Bake at 350 degrees for 15-25 minutes or until golden brown.  My rolls took approx 28  minutes because of the size.  

 * I got this recipe from lovefromtheoven It was the first time that I made cinnamon rolls with a cake mix and I thought that they turned out great. They do take time from start to finish these took about 4 hours. But they were super yummy. Like I said about I made giant rolls so I got 12 out of this batch and baked them on a sheet pan cookie sheet for 28-30 min. Everyone loved them and I would make again for sure.

Garlic Cheese Biscuits

1. 1 1/2 Cup Flour
3. 1/2 Tbls sugar
5. 1 Tbls baking powder
7. 1/2 tsp salt
9. 3 Cups cheese 
11. 1 Cup milk
13. 1 egg
15. 1/4 Cup unsalted butter, melted
17. Garlic Glaze:
19. 1/4 Cup unsalted butter, melted
21. 1/4 tsp garlic powder
23. 1/8 tsp salt
25. dash onion powder

1. Pre heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Whisk dry ingredients together and stir in cheese.
3. In a separate bowl, whisk together egg, milk and butter.
4. Pour this over the wet mixture and combine thoroughly with a spoon or fork. Evenly distribute mix in a WELL greased muffin tin. This makes 12 large muffins.

1. Bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown on top.
2. Garlic Glaze:
3. Melt the butter, add remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
4. When muffins are straight out the oven brush evenly with glaze. Serve warm

* I got this recipe from thissillygirlslife we loved these they were so quick to throw together and tasted great. They had a nice chewy texture to the muffins.

Banana eggnog bread

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup smashed very-ripe banana (about 2 bananas)
1/4 cup egg nog
1 t. vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour
1 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt
1/8 t. baking soda
nutmeg to taste

1.In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. 
2.Add eggs, bananas, egg nog, and vanilla; mix well. 
3.Add flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; mix well. 

 4.Pour into a greased loaf pan; sprinkle nutmeg over top. 

 5.Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

 Makes 1 loaf or 3 mini loaves.


* I got this recipe from delightfulcountrycookin I thought that it was pretty good. I didn't think that you could taste the egg nog to much but it was still a nice slight change for a basic banana bread recipe.

EggNog Quick Bread

2 med eggs
1C Sugar
1C  Eggnog
1/2 C melted butter
2 tsp rum extract
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/4C flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4tsp nutmeg

Eggnog Glaze (I did not make)
3/4 C powder sugar
enough egg nog to make a glaze. Add a little at a time until desired consistency

1. Beat eggs in a large bowl then add the next 5 ingredients blending well. Then add the remaining ingredients and stir just until moist.

2. Pour into a loaf pan and bake at 350 for 45-55  min or until center comes out clean.

3. If making the glaze mix together the powder sugar and add small amounts of eggnog until a glaze forms. Pour over warm bread.

Makes 1 loaf

* I thought that this was really good. It did not make the glaze mostly just cuz I was lazy :) So mine did not have a strong eggnog taste. I am sure that its better with the glaze. So it mostly tasted like a light sweet citrus bread. I really liked the texture of the bread also. This is great for the holidays.

Garlic Knots

12 frozen Rhode's white dinner rolls thawed (you can also use the texas size rolls for bigger knots)
1/2 cup butter
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1 tsp garlic powder
Parmesan cheese (optional)

1.For the knots, thaw dinner rolls on parchment paper for about one and a half to two hours (until no longer frozen, but not risen). Roll each roll into about a 6 inch log, tie ends into a knot. Place each knot on a cookie sheet sprayed with non stick spray.

2.Cover rolls with a light towel and allow to double in size (about 3 hours).

3.Melt butter. Whisk in garlic powder and garlic salt. Brush most the mixture over rolls.Leaving some for after they are cooked.

4. Bake in a 350 degrees oven for 15-20 minutes. Remove from over and brush on remaining butter mixture and also some Parmesan cheese if desired.

Cheese Rolls

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tbls sugar
1 tsp salt
2 tsp active dry yeast
1 cup milk
1 Tbls butter
1 1/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 egg white, lightly beaten

1.Combine 1 cup of flour, sugar, salt and yeast in a large mixing bowl, Heat milk and butter to 120 degrees in a small saucepan over low heat.
2.Add milk and butter to dry ingredients and beat until smooth. Stir in cheese and add remain flour 1/4 cup at a time until a soft dough forms.

3.Cover and let rise until doubled. Punch dough down and shape into 12-15 balls.

4.Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, cover and let rise until doubled in size again.
5.Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
6.Brush rolls with egg white. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Applesauce Spice Bread

1 1/4 cups applesauce
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
3 tablespoons milk  (I used buttermilk its what I had)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional I did not use them)
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. I recommend using butter to grease the pan. It will give the bread more flavor on the edges.
2) In a large bowl, combine the applesauce, sugar, oil, eggs and milk; bear well. Sift in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt; stir until smooth. If using, fold in the pecans. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

3) Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.