Banana Bread

1/2 c. margarine or butter
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. mashed bananas
1/4 c. milk + 1t. lemon juice (to make buttermilk)
2 c. flour
1 1/2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. soda
1/4 t. salt
1/2 c. nuts, chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease loaf pan. Cream margarine & sugar. Add eggs, banana & milk. Mix dry ingredients in seperate bowl. Add to wet ingredients. Add nuts if desired. Bake for 1 hr. This recipe can be doubled or tripled.

Zucchini Bread

1 c. oil
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
3 t. vanilla
2 c. zucchini, shredded
3 c. flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
3 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. baking powder
1/2 c. chopped nuts, optional

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In mixer bowl, combine oil & sugar. Add eggs, vanilla & zucchini. Mix dry ingredients in seperate bowl, add slowly to wet ingredients. Divide into 2 greased loaf pans. Bake for 1 hr. Yield: 2 loaves

Biscuits & Gravy

This is one of Craig's favorite breakfasts. Actually, he would eat it for any meal.

Biscuits:
2 c. flour
4 t. baking powder
1 T. sugar
3/4 t. salt
1/4 c. shortening
7/8 c. milk-not sure why this amount, but it is between 3/4 & 1c. on my glass measuring cup.

Mix dry ingredients in mixing bowl. Add shortening. Cut into flour mixture until crumbly. Add milk. Stir with fork. Gently knead 10 times. Pat out to 3/4" thick. Cut out, place on ungreased cookie sheet. Close together for soft sides, Further apart for crunchier sides. Bake at 450 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until brown. Yield: 9 biscuits

Gravy:
1 lb breakfast sausage
3/4 c. flour
3 c. milk
salt & pepper, if needed

Cook sausage in a pan, sprinkle flour over top & stir. Slowly add milk. Stir until thickened. Add salt & pepper to taste. Serve over biscuits.

*We always use our venison breakfast sausage & never add salt or pepper, but you may need to if using a different sausage.

French Bread

This is an easy recipe. It doesn't require kneading & is done in about 1 1/2 hrs, including baking. Yum!

2 T. yeast
2 1/2 c. warm water
In large mixer bowl, add yeast to water & let it dissolve without stirring.
2 T. sugar
1 T. salt
2 T. oil
6 c. flour
sesame seeds, optional

Add sugar, salt & oil. Mix in flour & stir every 10 minutes for 1 hr. Knead on floured surface 3 or 4 times, just so it isn't sticky. Divide dough in half. Roll out & then shape into loaves & place on greased cookie sheet. Brush the tops with milk, then slit the tops. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top if desired. Bake at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Makes 2 loaves.