Zaugg Family Favorite Bread Recipes

WALTER SANDS BASIC WHITE BREAD, BREAD MACHINE VERSION

Steps:

• Put everything in the bread maker in the above order. I choose the dough setting, as I don't like to bake my bread in it. Let rise until doubled, it may take longer than the time allotted by the machine. Remove, form, put in a 9x5' bread pan. Cover with a damp towel or oiled cling wrap and let rise until it is an in to an inch and a half over the rim of the pan, about an hour.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes, rotating halfway through for even browning. Remove, turn out, let cool completely on a wire rack and offer to a friend.
• One footnote; I like to use hi-maize natural fiber as part of the flour, 1/3 cup, it makes white bread healthier, and you don't even know it is there!

SOUR CREAM BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 5x9-inch loaf pan.
• Mash 2 bananas in a bowl with a fork. Place remaining 2 bananas in a separate bowl with 1 cup sugar and beat the bananas and sugar with an electric mixer until creamed and fluffy, 3 minutes. Beat in melted butter, eggs, sour cream, and vanilla extract until thoroughly combined.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl and stir the flour mixture into banana-sugar mixture. Fold in mashed bananas and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and tap the pan on the counter several times to remove any air pockets. Stir 2 teaspoons sugar with cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the top of the loaf.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bread is golden brown on top and set in the center, 1 hour and 15 minutes; rotate bread pan in oven halfway through baking. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to finish cooling on a wire rack.

~ FAMILY FAVORITE BREAD PUDDING & RUM SAUCE ~

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Melt butter in a 9 x 13 baking dish ( I did mine in a 3 quart casserole, which took longer to bake. ) Once butter is melted remove from oven. In a large bowl, place bread cubes. Pour milk over the bread and leave set for at least 5 minutes, making sure all bread is saturated. I then toss in the raisins and pecans.
• 2. In another bowl, mix the eggs, cinnamon, sugar and vanilla. Blend well and then mix with the milk soaked bread. Carefully combine.
• 3. Pour bread mixture into dish with melted butter. Spread evenly.
• 4. Bake for 40 - 45 minutes or until puffy and firm.
• 5. Sauce: Whisk together the milk and corn starch in a small bowl and set aside. In a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt butter and stir in sugar and rum. Bring to a boil. Slowly stir in the milk mixture and continue cooking until thickening. It will thicken further as it cools.
• 6. Serve sauce over warm bread pudding. Delicious!