Ribbonnutbread Recipes

RIBBON NUT BREAD

Steps:

• For filling, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar. Beat in egg; set aside., Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugars, baking soda and salt. Whisk the eggs, milk, oil and lemon zest; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in walnuts., Spoon 1 cup batter into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Spread filling evenly over batter. Top with remaining batter, carefully spreading to cover., Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55-60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator.

NANA'S NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Cream shortening with sugar. Mix in eggs. Dissolve soda in milk, and add to the creamed mixture. Stir in flour, cream of tartar, and salt. Stir in nuts.
• Pour batter into a 3 pound coffee can, or several 1 pound soup cans; fill containers 1/2 to 3/4 full.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour, or until a tester inserted in the center of loaf comes out clean.

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.

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.

RIBBON NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix cream cheese, sugar and egg, mixing until well blended.
• Combine the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
• Combine the oil, milk, eggs and lemon peel in a small bowl.
• Add the oil mixture to the dry ingredients, mixing until just moistened.
• Fold in the nuts.
• Pour 1 cup of the batter into a greased 9 x 5 loaf pan.
• On top of the batter, add the cream cheese mixture.
• Cover this with the remaining batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan.

BASIC NUT BREAD WITH FRUIT OPTIONS

Steps:

• OPTIONAL ADDITIONS:
• Apricot Nut Bread; Decrease milk to 1/2 cup; add 4 teaspoons grated orange peel, 3/4 cup orange juice, and 1 cup finely chopped dried apricots.
• Banana Nut Bread; Decrease milk to 3/4 cup; add 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2-3 medium).
• Date Nut Bread; Add 1 cup chopped dates.
• Orange Nut Bread; Decrease milk to 1/2 cup; add 4 teaspoons grated orange peel and 3/4 cup orange juice.
• Prune Nut Bread; Decrease milk to 1/2 cup; add 3/4 cup prune juice and 1 cup drained chopped prunes.
• Heat oven to 350°F Grease and flour a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan, or two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2x2 1/2 inch loaf pans.
• Measure all ingredients into large mixing bowl.
• Beat on medium speed 30 seconds, or mix with a whisk until well blended.
• Pour into pans; bake 55 to 65 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

RHUBARB NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325F, lightly butter and flour two 8"x4"x3" loaf pans Combine the brown sugar, veggie oil and the egg.
• combine the buttermilk (sour milk), baking soda, salt& vanilla.
• Add the milk mixture to the sugar mixture alternately with the flour, beating well after each addition Fold in the rhubarb& the nuts.
• Turn batter into the two loaf pans.
• Sprinkle with the melted butter and sugar.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until done.
• Turn out on a wire rack to cool.

RAISIN NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, beat together egg, applesauce and butter. Stir applesauce mixture into flour mixture just until combined. Fold in walnuts and raisins; pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Allow to cool before slicing.

BANANA AND NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with bananas, beating well after each addition. Fold in pecans., Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool. Freeze option: Securely wrap cooled loaf in plastic wrap and foil, then freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature.

BLUE RIBBON ZUCCHINI NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Sift together plain flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and baking powder.
• Beat eggs well.
• Gradually add sugar and oil, beat together well.
• Add vanilla and dry ingredients from above blend well.
• Stir in the zucchini.
• Combine walnuts and 1 tsp of flour, stir this into the batter.
• Pour batter between two 2 greased (I use baking paper) 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 2 1/2" loaf tins.
• Bake for 1 hour or till tests done (skewer poked in the middle comes out clean).
• Cool in tins on racks for 10 minutes before removing from tins, cool on racks.

NUT BREAD (ORIGINAL BETTY CROCKER)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Grease bottom only of loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches, or 2 loaf pans, 8½x4½x2 ½ inches.
• Mix all ingredients; beat 30 seconds.
• Pour into pan(s).
• Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 9-inch loaf 55 to 65 minutes, 8-inch loaves 55-60 minutes; cool slightly.
• Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan.
• Cool completely before slicing.
• To store, wrap and refrigerate no longer than 1 week.
• *If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.
• Apricot Nut Bread: Mix 1 cup finely cut-up dried apricots.
• Banana Nut Bread: Decrease milk to 1/3 cup and omit orange peel. Mix in 1 ¼ cup mashed bananas (1 to 3 medium). Bake 9-inch loaf 65 to 70 minutes.
• Cranberry-Cheese Nut Bread: Decrease nuts to 1/2 cup. Stir in 1 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese (about 6 ounces) and 1 cup cranberries, cut into halves. Bake 9-inch loaf 65 to 70 minutes.
• Date Nut Bread: Omit milk. Mix 1 1/2 cups boiling water and 1 1/2 cups cut-up dates; cool. Stir into the batter.
• Whole Wheat Raisin Bread: Substitute 2 3/4 cups whole wheat flour for the all-purpose flour and honey for the brown sugar. Mix in 1 cup raisins.