Bread Recipes

Bread is one of the most popular foods on the planet and can be found in almost all cuisines. Baking bread at home is fun and a wide variety of breads can be made in the comfort of your own home easily and consistently. The advent of bread machines has allowed home bakers the opportunity to enjoy fresh bread in minutes, but homemade bread fresh from the oven is unrivaled.

Bread dough can be made a thousand ways depending on the type of bread you are trying to make and the equipment and ingredients you have available to you. Fresh ingredients are always a good idea and leaveners such as yeast or baking powder should be fresh for best results. Recipes should always be read through in advance and time allotted for proper dough making and bread baking. Some special equipment may be required for making bread, including specialized baking pans.

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Featured Recipe

Sour Cream Banana Bread

Ingredients -

1/4 cup White Sugar
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
3/4 cup Butter
3 cups White Sugar
3 Large Eggs
6 Very Ripe Bananas, mashed
1 (16 ounces) container Sour Cream
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Salt
3 teaspoons Baking Soda
4-1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 cup chopped Walnuts (optional)

Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.

2. Spray four 7 x 3 inch loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray.

3. Stir together 1/4 cup white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl.

4. Dust the pans lightly with the cinnamon and sugar mixture.

5. Cream the butter and 3 cups sugar in a large bowl.

6. Mix in the eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and cinnamon.

7. Add the salt, baking soda and flour.

8. Stir in the walnuts.

9. Divide the mixture into the prepared pans.

10. Bake for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

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