Thanksgiving Bread Recipes

Breads and muffins that add luscious baked goodness to your Thanksgiving.

Banana Cranberry Bread

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup shortening
3 eggs
3 mashed bananas
1 cup cranberry sauce
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans.

In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and shortening until light and fluffy.

Beat in eggs, and mix in bananas, cranberry sauce, milk, and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Gradually blend flour mixture into the banana mixture.

Fold in walnuts.

Pour into the prepared loaf pans.

Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack, and cool completely.

Thanksgiving Muffins

Ingredients:

1 cup cooked pumpkin or canned
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup margarine
1 egg, beaten
1 Tablespoon molasses
2 cups sifted flour (sift before measuring)
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon mace
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup raisins

Instructions:

Blend together sugar and margarine.

Add pumpkin, molasses and egg.

Sift flour with baking powder and spices.

Add soda to buttermilk.

Mix raisins and nuts with 1/2 cup of sifted flour and spices.

Add the rest of flour alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture.

Add raisins and nuts.

Place in well greased muffin tins. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes. If very large tin, bake 25 minutes.

Makes 4 dozen small or 2 dozen large muffins.

Thanksgiving Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups pumpkin
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 1/2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup nuts chopped
1 cup raisin
3 1 lb. coffee cans.

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Makes three loaves.

Beat these together: 1 1/2 cup pumpkin 3/4 cup vegetable oil

Then add: 2 1/2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 1/4 teaspoons salt, 3/4 teaspoon nutmeg, 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 cup nuts, chopped and 1 cup raisins, if desired

Mix until all ingredients are thoroughly moistened.

Fill three ungreased 1 lb. coffee cans, 1/2 full.

Bake at 350 degrees for 75 minutes.

Cool, in the can for 15 minutes and remove from can.

Wrap, while still warm, in aluminum foil.

Country Brown Bread

Ingredients:

2 cups milk
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups bread flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 teaspoons baking powder

Directions:

Butter and flour two 9x5 inch bread pans. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a small bowl combine milk, sugar and molasses.

Mix together whole wheat flour, regular flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder.

Add to milk mixture and mix well.

Pour mixture into bread pans. Bake for 45 minutes.