Banana Nut Bread

1/2 C butter
1 C sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 C mashed (ripe) bananas
1/4 C milk
1 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. Vanilla

2 C flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 C chopped nuts

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and beat. Add bananas, milk, lemon juice, and vanilla. Beat in dry ingredients and mix well. Add nuts. Bake in a well greased 8 x 4 x 3 inch loaf pan for 1 hour at 350. Makes 1 loaf.

Pumpkin Bread

Mix together:
4 eggs
3 ½ cups sugar
1 lg can pumpkin (3 cups)
1 cup oil

Add:
5 cups flour
1 tb. cinnamon
4 tsp. soda
1 tb. salt
½ tsp. cloves (or pumpkin pie spice)

Mix thoroughly. Bake on hour at 350 degrees. Makes three loaves.

Jake's Best Bread

2 packages active dry yeast
1 1/2 tsp salt
3 Tbs honey
3 Tbs oil
2 cups water
3/4 cup milk
6-8 cups of flour (start with 6)

Put all dry ingredients into a bowl. Put wet ingredients into a microwave-safe bowl and heat until liquid is too hot to touch. Pour liquids into dry ingredients. Knead with hands or mix with mixer 10-12 minutes. If dough is sticky, add flour sparingly. Let rise 45 minutes. Punch dough down. Divide into 2. Form dough into loaves and put into greased bread pans. Let rise 40 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.