Best Banana Bread

I LOVE Banana Bread, but it seems like every time I make it it turns out with a really crunchy crust and a really gooey middle. I used to blame it on my gas oven, because they say they don't cook as evenly as electric ovens. I sort of stopped making Banana Bread...gave up for the time being, until recently we had a lot of bananas that needed to be used. So I decided to try it again...and I'm so glad I did. I got this recipe from a cook book my family's ward put together. I decided to try this one because it had sour cream in it, and I've always had good results in baked goods when they have sour cream in them...kind of weird, but true.

This is Judy Teuscher's Banana Bread:

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup mashed bananas

1/2 cup sour cream

*optional: chopped walnuts

Directions:

Cream butter, sugar and eggs. Add the remaining ingredients. Bake at 350* in a greased pan for 50-60 minutes. It makes one loaf.

Easy! I let mine go a little past 50 minutes...till the knife came out mostly clean. And seriously, this is the best Banana Bread my husband and I have ever tasted!!! No gooey middle and no burnt crust, but so moist and delicious! I hope you try it, and if you do, I'm sure you'll love it.

Almost Kings Hawaiian Bread

I made bread two weeks ago to go with the chili I made and my husband said it tasted like King's Hawaiian Bread. He would know since he worked there in CA when he was younger. I decided I ought to share it. King's Hawaiian Bread is extremely tasty so I take that sincere compliment and cherish it even though I don't think the comparison is close.

This recipe is from Cindy Jerabek in Morgantown, WV.

2 pkg. yeast (1 package equals 1 Tbsp)

1/4 cup warm water (NOT HOT)

1 tsp. sugar

3 cups milk

1/2 stick butter or margarine

2/3 cups sugar

1 tbsp. salt

7-10 cups flour

First, in a small bowl, put the warm water in a small bowl. Then add sugar and yeast to that. Stir once then let sit for 5 minutes to activate the yeast.

While the yeast is activating, put milk in a bowl with the butter/margarine and heat it in the microwave. Make sure its warm but not hot.

While the milk mixture is heating--in a large bowl, mix sugar, salt, and half of the flour. When the butter is melted in the microwave and it's warm, yet not hot, pour that mixture into the dry ingredients. Put the yeast mixture in lastly and add a few more cups of the flour. Stir. You will need to add flour until you can handle the dough and knead it without a lot of gooey stuff clinging to your hands. Keep adding a little flour at a time until the dough begins to pull off your hands.

Knead for about 5 minutes.

Grease a bowl. Put bread in the bowl then flip it over (so that the top is lightly greased). Run a thin towel under warm water, wring it out and cover the bowl with it. Let the dough rise for 1 hour.

Punch down bread and let it rise for 1/2 hour longer. (warm up the towel again if you want and cover.)

Grease loaf or roll pans.

Form rolls, loaves or scones, then let rise for another hour. (don't need the towel here)

Bake in 350 degrees for about 20-25 minutes or until brown on top. Then use a smidge of butter and rub it on the tops of the rolls and loaves. Or if making scones, fry them after that last hour of rising.

I love this recipe and this bread! I grew up on it and enjoyed making it for sacrament meeting when I was younger. It has a special place in my heart. I hope you enjoy it too.

Crescent Rolls!

This is my picture...even I couldn't mess it up!

This is from my Mother in Laws blog. You should check it out..the recipes she has made and has collected are amazing!! Suesfood.blogspot.com

Here is what she says:

I have been searching for years to have the perfect roll recipe and this seems to be it. It is from Wendy Hodgkinson and it really does seem fool-proof.

3 1/4 Cup very warm water
2 TBS yeast
1/2 Cup oil
3/4 Cup sugar
3 Eggs
1 TBS salt
8-10 Cups flour
melted Butter
In mixer sprinkle yeast over water and dissolve. Add four cups flour and mix. Combine oil, sugar, eggs and salt in another bowl. Add to flour mixture and mix 2 minutes. Add remaining flour until dough pulls away from sides. Knead 8 minutes. Pour 1 TBS oil in bottom of large bowl and add dough, turning in oil. Cover with plastic and rise 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Divide into 4 pieces. Roll in circle and cut into 12 wedges. Roll each triangle into crescent shape. Let these rise 1 1/2 hours covered with towel. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes and brush with butter when they are golden brown. Can half or quarter this recipe.