Favorite Nut Bread Recipes

LAURI'S YUMMY NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5 inch loaf pas.
• In a large bowl, stir together the sugar, eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla until smooth using a wooden spoon. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; stir into the sugar mixture alternately with the buttermilk just until mixed. Stir in the walnuts. Divide the batter evenly between the two pans.
• Bake for 55 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the crown comes out clean. Allow the bread to cool for about 10 minutes before removing from the pans, and wrap in aluminum foil.

NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of 9x5- or 8x4-inch loaf pan with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, beat sugar and butter with spoon until light and fluffy. Stir in buttermilk and eggs until well blended.
• In small bowl, mix flour, nuts, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to buttermilk mixture; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Pour into pan.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.

FAVORITE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• Beat cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, and 1 egg together well. Set aside.
• Beat remaining 2 eggs in mixing bowl until frothy. Mix in oil, milk, and lemon rind.
• In another bowl measure in flour, 1/3 cup sugar, brown sugar, soda, salt, walnuts. Stir to mix well. Pour all at once into mixing bowl. Stir with milk batter until moistened. Spoon 1/2 batter into greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Spoon on cheese mixture. Cover with remaining batter by dropping small spoonfuls here and there.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour until it tests done. Cool 15 minutes in pan before turning out very carefully to rack.

DATE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Grease an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Put the dates, walnuts, baking soda, salt and shortening in a bowl. Pour the boiling water over and stir. Let the mixture stand for 15 minutes.
• Using a fork, beat the eggs and sugar together in a bowl. Add the flours and stir; the batter will be too stiff to mix well. Add the date mixture and mix briskly until the batter is well blended. Spoon into the loaf pan and bake 40 to 50 minutes. Check the loaf often; it is done when a few moist crumbs cling to a straw inserted in the middle of the loaf. The bread will continue to bake after it is removed from the oven. Do not overbake, or the loaf will be dry.
• When the loaf is done, slide a knife around the edges of the pan and turn the loaf onto a rack to cool completely. This bread freezes well.

MOIST NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients. In another bowl, combine eggs, baby food, oil, water and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients; mix until well blended. Stir in nuts. Pour into two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

OLD FASHIONED WALNUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into large bowl.
• Add egg, shortning, milk and vanilla.
• Stir until all is moistened.
• Stir in the walnuts.
• Bake in a 9x5 loaf pan for 1 hour, 20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

FRUIT & NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Turn bread dough onto a floured surface; roll out to 1-in. thickness. Sprinkle the walnuts, raisins, cranberries and dates over dough; fold over and knead well until the fruit and nuts are evenly mixed into dough. Shape into a round loaf and place in a greased 9-in. round baking pan., Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes. Beat egg white and honey; brush over loaf. With a sharp knife, make 2 shallow crosses across top of loaf. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer to a wire rack.

BEST BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
• In a small bowl stir together flour,baking powder, salt and baking soda;set aside.
• In a large bowl cream sugar and shortening with an electric mixer until light,scraping the sides of the bowl often with a rubber spatula.
• Add the eggs ,one at a time, and the milk beating until smooth and fluffy after each addition.
• Add the flour mixture and mashed banana alternately to creamed mixture,beating until smooth after each addition.
• Gently fold in the chopped pecans or walnuts.
• Turn batter into lightly greased 8"x4"x2" loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan for 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan;cool thoroughly on a wire rack.
• For easier slicing, wrap the loaf in foil and store overnight.