Best Special Bread Recipes

SPECIAL BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Fold in 1 cup pecans. , Transfer to 2 greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Bake loaves, covering with foil if they darken too rapidly, until a toothpick inserted in each center comes out clean, 1-1-1/4 hours. Cool 10 minutes before removing to wire racks., While loaves are still slightly warm, whisk glaze ingredients. Drizzle over loaves, using a baking pan or parchment under racks to catch excess. Cool completely.

EXTRA SPECIAL ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour (2) 9 x 5 loaf pans (or 7 mini loaf pans).
• 2. In large bowl beat eggs, sugar, oil, cream cheese, and vanilla together for about 3 minutes.
• 3. In another large bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
• 4. On low speed, gradually beat dry ingrediants into the egg mixture.
• 5. Fold in zucchini, and walnuts.
• 6. Bake for 1 hour, or till tests done.
• 7. Cool 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

TED'S SPECIAL MINI LOAVES WHITE BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Put all the dry ingredients into the Bread Machine.
• Add all the wet ingredients.
• Set Machine for 2 loaf size on dough cycle only.
• When cycle is completed make 4 balls and place into a buttered loaf pan side by side.
• Paint the bread with butter.
• Cover with cloth and allow to raise to double.
• Bake at 375°F (oven preheated) for 35 minutes or until hollow when tapped.

SPECIAL BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray two 9x5 inch loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray.
• Cream the shortening and sugar until light. Beat in the eggs one at a time.
• Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Add to the shortening mixture and mix to combine.
• Thoroughly mash the bananas. Stir bananas into the batter then stir in the walnuts. Pour the batter into the prepared pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until a wooden skewer inserted near the center comes out clean. Check with a wooden skewer every 15 minutes after 45 minutes of baking. It can take up to 65 to 70 minutes to cook.

SPECIAL BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except for brown sugar and beat on medium speed for 30 seconds.
• Pour batter into greased loaf pan and generously sprinkle top with brown sugar.
• Bake at 350 F for 55-65 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
• Slice when cool.

LIGHTENED-UP SPECIAL BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and sugar until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in 1/2 cup pecans. , Transfer to two 8x4-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. , In a small bowl, whisk glaze ingredients; drizzle over loaves. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

SPECIAL BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Fold in 1 cup pecans. Transfer to two greased 8 inch x 4 inch loaf pans. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 to 1-1/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. In a small bowl, whisk the glaze ingredients; drizzle over loaves. Cool for 10 minutes before removeing from pan.

SPECIAL BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. In large mixing bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and sugar. Mix until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time beating well after each egg. Add bananas and vanilla, mix well.
• 2. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt to creamed mixture. Fold in 1 cup of pecans. Transfer to 2 greased loaf pans. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Bake at 350F for 1 to 1 1/4 hrs. Cool for 10 minutes in pan. Remove bread and place on wire rack. Drizzle glaze over bread.
• 3. Orange Glaze: Whisk glaze ingredients and pour over bread.

EXTRA-SPECIAL ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• 1. 350 degree oven; grease and flour two 9 x 5" loaf pans. In bowl, beat eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla until smooth; about three minutes. Beat in the cream cheese.In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. On low speed, gradually beat into the egg mixture.
• 2. Fold in walnuts and zucchini. Evenly divide batter between the two prepared pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool in pan for 10 minutes on a wire rack. Turn out of pans and allow to cool completely.

MARY'S SPECIAL SWEET POTATO BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour two loaf pans, set aside.
• 2. In large mixing bowl, beat together sugar, eggs and oil. Stir in orange juice and mashed sweet potatoes. In separate bowl mix together flour, salt, baking soda and spices. Stir into sweet potato mixture just until combined. Pour into prepared pans and bake 1 hour and 15 minutes or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 3. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on wire rack.

SPECIAL BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add bananas and vanilla; mix wel. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture. Fold in 1 cup of pecans.
• Transfer to two greased 8 x 4 x 2 inch loaf pans. Sprinkle with the remaining pecans. Bake at 350 for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• In a small bowl, whisk the glaze ingredients; drizzle over loaves. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

SUPER-SPECIAL BANANA BREAD TWO WAYS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°. Grease or spray 2 loaf pans. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar in one and dust as you would with flour. Sprinkle brown sugar in the other and dust.
• In a large bowl, mash bananas with a masher or by well washed hands.
• Mix next 11 ingredients (through pudding mix) by hand, first dissolving soda in buttermilk-- use a larger container as it will foam up quite a bit.
• Divide batter mixture in half. To one half add walnuts, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour into pan dusted with cinnamon sugar. To the other half of batter add chocolate chips. Pour into brown sugar dusted pan.
• Bake at 325° for 30 minutes. Sprinkle tops with cinnamon sugar or brown sugar.
• Bake an additional 30 minutes, or until toothpick comes out ALMOST clean. Totally clean will mean a dryer loaf.
• Let cool 15 minutes after removing from oven and remove from pans. Or, bake in tin foil pans and let cool, cover with foil, slide into freezer bags and freeze.

SPECIAL BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in bananas and vanilla.
• In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
• Fold in 1 cup pecans.,
• Transfer to two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Sprinkle with remaining pecans.
• Bake loaves, covering with foil if they darken too rapidly, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 1 to 1-1/4 hours.
• Cool 10 minutes before removing to wire racks.,
• While loaves are still slightly warm, whisk glaze ingredients. Drizzle over loaves, using a baking pan or parchment paper under racks to catch excess.
• Cool completely.

SPECIAL CEREAL BREAD

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in the pan of the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select normal cycle; press Start.

SPECIAL PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together oil, pumpkin, sugars, pudding mixes, cinnamon, and salt. Slightly beat the eggs, and mix into the batter. Mix in flour and baking soda until just combined. Stir in nuts, if desired. Spread batter into two greased and floured 9 x 5 inch loaf pans.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

GRAMPY'S SPECIAL BREAD

Steps:

• Place ingredients into the pan of the bread machine in the order suggested by the manufacturer. Select the Basic/White Bread setting, and Start.

SPECIAL PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Combine first six ingredients. Combine flour and next six ingredients. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture. Stir in pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Serve with cream cheese and gingered peach preserves. (Peach preserves with 1/4 tsp ground ginger.)

SPECIAL BREAD

Steps:

• Spread sunflower seeds on dry surface and roll with rolling pin just enough to break them, not crush them.
• Mix all liquid ingredients in a medium saucepan.
• Heat until warm.
• Turn off heat and add dry yeast but do not stir.
• After it has sat for 5 minutes.
• stir until mixed.
• While waiting for the liquids (5 minutes.) mix all of your dry ingredients together.
• Form a well in the middle.
• Gradually add and stir with wooden spoon.
• Keep an extra cup of warm water near.
• Add if needed.
• Dough must stay moist and sticky-not dry.
• Pour mixture onto a dry floured surface and knead for 5 minutes.
• Add flour as needed but dough must stay soft.
• Form a large ball and divide in two pieces.
• Shape into loaves and place into regular size loaf pans.
• Let rise for 1-1 1/2 hrs.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes.
• or until pulling away from sides.
• Do not raise the dough 2 times.
• Also do not preheat oven.
• This is a dense bread, but very moist.
• Try it fresh from the oven with spreadable honey.

ANN PILLSBURY'S "NO-KNEAD" SPECIAL BREAD 1945

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 cups scalded milk, 2 tablespoons salt, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 cup shortening.
• Cool . . . to lukewarm by adding 1 1/2 cups water.
• Add . . . 3 packages yeast, (compressed or dry granular) mix well.
• Blend in . . . 3 eggs.
• Add gradually . . 9 cups sifted PILLSBURY'S BEST Enriched FLOUR; mix until dough is well-blended. (This dough will be softer than a kneaded dough.).
• Place dough in large greased bowl and cover.
• Store . . . dough in refrigerator or cold place at least two hours or until needed.
• Shape . . . chilled dough into three loaves on well-floured board; place in greased, 9x4x3-inch pans and cover. ( make 3 loaves).
• Let rise . . . in warm place (80° to 85° F.) until double in bulk, about 2 hours.
• Bake . . . in moderate preheated oven (375° F.) for 1 hour.
• Note: If desired, one-third of dough may be used to make 1 dozen rolls. Fill 3-inch, greased muffin pans 1/2 full; let rise in warm place until double in bulk, about 1 hour, and bake in moderate oven (375° F.) for 25 minutes.
• "THIS METHOD GUARANTEED ONLY WITH PILLSBURY'S BEST".

SPECIAL OCCASION SOURDOUGH BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl or stand mixer bowl, combine the starter, eggs, butter and sugar. Mix well.
• Stir in flour, salt and water (if needed). . Knead until the dough is smooth and shiny.
• Let dough rise in a greased, covered bowl about 3 hours or until puffy.
• Gently fold to deflate. Shape the dough into a ball and place in a floured brotform or other baking pan.
• Let rise for another hour.
• Preheat oven and baking stone to 375 degrees. Slash the top of the round and slide onto the hot stone. Bake for 40 minutes or until golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Move bread to a cooling rack and let cool completely.
• Serve lathered with cultured butter for a true taste treat.