Banana Cake Bread

Banana Cake Bread

quick bread, pan cake, loaves & muffins

Food Category: Dessert, Quick Bread, Vegan
Submitted by: ChiChi
Recipe Source: Karen's Best Banana Bread Recipe
Keywords: Editors Choice, holiday, cake, party, fruit, banana nut
Last Update: 12-31-16

Quantity: 

Half Recipe: (2) 9x5 Loaf, (1) 9x9 sq, (6) Mini Loaves, (12) Cupcakes + (2) Mini Loaf

Full Recipe: (1) 9x13, (8) Mini Loaves+ 1 Reg Loaf (will be equal height)

Ingredients: 

HALF	FULL	INGREDIENTS
Cream Together in mixing bowl…
6T	3/4c	Butter, softened
1/2c	1c	Sugar
1/4c	1/2c	Brown Sugar
1T	2T	Maple Syrup
Or replace butter with the following:
6T	3/4c	Coconut Oil, softened
6T	3/4c	Vegan Butter, softened
Beat Together...
2	3	Eggs, beaten
1 tsp	2 tsp	Vanilla Extract
Or replace eggs with the following:
1T + 3T	2T + 6T	Flaxseed, Ground + water
2T	4T	Applesauce
Blend Together...
6T	3/4c	Yogurt, Vanilla
6T	3/4c	Milk
Or replace above with one of the following:
(3/4c)	(1.5c)	(Buttermilk, room temp)
(1.5c+1.5T)	(1.5c+1.5T)	(Coconut Milk + Vinegar)
Sift Together…
1 1/2c	3c	Flour
1 tsp	2 tsp	Baking Soda
1 tsp	2 tsp	Baking Powder
1/4 tsp	1/2 tsp	Salt
1/4 tsp	1/2 tsp	Cloves
1/2 tsp	1 tsp	Pumpkin Pie Spice
1/4 tsp	1/2 tsp	Cinnamon
Or replace All Spices with the following:
1/4t	1/2t	Nutmeg
1/4t	1/2t	Ginger
1/4t	1/2t	Allspice
1t	2t	Total Cinnamon
1/2t	1t	Total Cloves
Mash Together…
2 large	3 large	Bananas, over ripe
1 tsp	2 tsp	Lemon Juice
Fold into batter or sprinkle on top…
1/2c	1c	Black Walnuts, chopped (opt'l)

Full Recipe Alteration:  3 bananas, 2 eggs + 1 snack cup applesauce, 3/4c 2% milk + 1 small tub vanilla yogurt. Mini loaves 35 min @ 300°.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
3-3.25 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat Oven to: 300 degrees

Directions:

Preheat oven, grease and flour pans (see "Bakers Grease Recipe"), and prepare the ingredient mixture phases below, divided in separate containers.

In mixing bowl, cream butter & sugars together.
Add egg mixture a little at a time.
Alternate flour mixture and milk mixture, small amounts at a time.
Stir in banana mixture, with a spoon. 
Fold in nuts,  or add on top of filled pan.

Bake at 300 degrees, until knife inserted into crown comes out clean:
-loaf pan/9x9 square pan  50-60 min
-cupcakes & mini loaves 35-40 min
-9x13 cake pan 1 hour 

Cool 5 min. Remove & completely cool on rack. Tightly cover and store in refrigerator for 5 days or freeze for 3 months.  


Special Tips or Information:

Conversions: 

6T = 1/4c + 2T

3 bananas=1.5c mashed

Betty Crocker tub=7T yogurt

Ice Cream Scoop=2/3c; 1 scoop=1 cupcake; 2 scoops=1 mini loaf

Pumpkin Pie Spice: 12t (3T) cinnamon + 2t ginger + 2t nutmeg + 1.5t allspice + 1.5t cloves

Vegan Substitutions: 

1 egg=1 banana; 1T applesauce;
1 egg=1T ground flax seed (or chia) + 3T water (refrigerate 15 min)

1 c Buttermilk=1T vinegar + 1c any milk

Butter=equal amounts of vegan butter or 76⁰ coconut oil

Additional Comments:

My mama says "Black" Walnuts is the key to the traditional flavor of banana nut bread.

Prep Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 45-60 min

Nutritional Values:

Classic Yeast Dinner Rolls

Dinner Rolls

Grandma Jessie's Classic Yeast Rolls

Submitted by: ChiChi
Recipe Source: Jessie Grady
Keywords: hot dinner rolls yeast bread traditional simple egg free dairy free Vegan Vegetarian

Ingredients:
2 cup Flour (+1-2c more for kneading)

2 pkg Yeast or Quick Rise Yeast

4T Sugar

1 tsp Salt

1/4 cup Oil

2 cup Warm Water (105-115 degree range)


Preheat Oven to: 400 degrees

Directions:

Mix warm water, yeast and sugar in a large bowl; let set 5 min. 
*or Stand Mixer: use mixing bowl

Stir in oil, salt and 2c flour; will be sticky. 
*or Stand Mixer: use paddle on low speed, slowly adding the flour. 

Knead on floured board, adding more flour until stiff and smooth. 
*or Stand Mixer: switch to dough hook on mixer on low #1 speed, adding more flour until the dough has pulled away from the sides of the bowl. On #2 speed, knead about 5 min until smooth and elastic.

Place dough in oiled bowl, turn to coat, cover with oiled plastic wrap or lid, and set in warm location. Let rise for 1 hour, until doubled.  
*or 30 min using quick rise instant yeast. 

Punch down, pinch into 24 balls, place in a greased 9x13 pan (rows of 4W x 6L). 
*or Use Cutting Method: 
Dump dough out onto a floured board. 
Gently deflate into a rectangle. 
Long Side: cut in half vertically.  
Long Side: cut each half vertically into thirds, making 6 strips total. 
Short Side: cut horizontally into fourths, making 24 squares. 
Lightly roll each square into balls.
Place into greased pan.  

Cover with oiled plastic wrap or lid, and set in warm location. Let rise for 1 hour, until doubled.  
*or 30 min using quick rise instant yeast.

Bake until tops are golden brown, 15 minutes @ 400 degrees. (Jessie 20-30 min @ 350). 
*When making hamburger buns and stacking trays in the oven, the lower pan will brown first, unless a convection oven is used.  

Optional: Brush tops with butter or oil to soften crust and add shine. 

Special Tips or Information:
-Mix in a bread machine: add wet, then dry, set the the dough cycle for the 1st rise. Read your own model's instructions. 

-Mix in a Kitchen Aid stand mixer: with a dough hook. 
-Rising in the winter: heat oven on lowest temp, turn off and let rise inside the oven. Some stoves may even have a "bread proof" setting or dedicated warming drawer options. 

-Use Bread Flour VS All Purpose Flour for a more tender roll. 
-Rising time and amount of flour needed varies from each season, due to humidity and ambient temperatures. 
-For a more golden color, brush tops melted butter before baking. 
-Cook time depends on the pan type: dark pans cook faster, glass pans cook hotter, aluminum pans cook even and perfect. 
-Yeast Temperatures https://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/bread/yeast_temp.html  

Additional Comments: 

-Freeze Baked Rolls: reheat in foil at 325° until hot. 
-Ready to Bake: Make the dough ahead, let rise 1 time, roll into balls, brush tops with butter, cover and refrigerate (40°) over night, or freeze. Pull out, let rise again until doubled, then bake. Will take longer to rise when the dough is cold. 
-Mini Sandwiches: Day old bread is best for party sandwiches. 

Quantity: 24 Rolls 9x13 pan; 2 Loaves; 16 Hamburger Buns; 
Prep Time: 2.5 hours

Cooking Time: 20 min

Warnings:

Read the max speed on allowed for a dough hook on your stand mixer. The lower end Kitchen Aid Stand Mixers may say #2 max setting, but the original recipe said to knead on medium speed. 

Nutritional Values: