No Yeast Bread Recipes!

Hey ya'll, here are some recipes for yummy breads for those of us who are yeast bread challenged.  (My secret to yeast breads is a candy thermometer - the water has to be between 120 and 130 degrees F.)  However the below breads no worries about yeast at ALL!

Irish Soda Bread (Note: Clint calls this “crack bread” he is addicted to it -:)


Ingredients:
3 tbsp margarine
1 tsp baking powder
2 ½ cups all purpose flour
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar
¾ cup whole milk
1 tbsp sugar
1/3 cup raisins (optional-I don’t like them in there)
1 tsp baking soda

1. Heat oven to 375degrees F. Grease cookie sheet
2. Cut the butter into flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder & salt in large bowl using pastry blender (I used a wooden spatula until I got a pastry blender) until fine crumbs.
3. Stir in milk until dough leaves the side of the bowl.
4. Turn out onto lightly floured surface; knead 1 -2 min or until smooth.
5. Shape into round loaf about 6 ½ inches in diameter; place loaf on cookie sheet and cut an X into the top with a floured knife.
6. Bake 35 – 45 min until golden brown; brush with butter if desired (I never do that, but it is probably good).

Quick Rolls

Ingredients:
2 ¼ biscuit mix, divided
½ cup butter, melted
1 (8oz) carton sour cream

1. Combine 2 cups of biscuit mix, sour cream, and butter, stirring well.
2. Sprinkle remaining biscuit mix on a flat surface.
3. Drop dough by level tablespoonfuls into biscuit mix and roll into 36 balls place 3 balls into each of 12 greased muffin cups (you can also make them one ball per mini-muffin cup).
4. Bake at 350degrees for 15 – 20 min. or until golden brown.

Makes 12 regular size rolls and 36 mini rolls. Rolls can be made ahead, stored in freezer ziplock bags and frozen for later use.

Lemon Bread

Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
5 tbsp. butter
Grated lemon peel and juice of 1 lemon for glaze
2 eggs
½ cup finely chopped nuts (optional)
½ cup milk
1 ½ cup flour

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Cream butter and sugar; beat in eggs, add milk and mix well
3. Combine flour and baking powder; add to butter mixture and stir until smooth.
4. Stir in lemon peel and nuts
5. Pour into greased loaf pan
6. Bake for 1 hour.

Glaze: Mix together lemon juice and ½ cup sugar; spoon over hot bread when just taken from the oven.

Banana Bread

Ingredients:
3 – 4 very ripe smashed bananas
1 tsp vanilla
1/3 cup melted butter
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 pinch salt
1 egg beaten
1 ½ cup flour

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Mix bananas, butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in large bowl.
3. In separate med/small bowl mix flour, baking soda and salt.
4. Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients and stir until saturated.
5. Pour into 4x8 loaf pan.
6. Bake for 1 hour, cool on wire rack for 15min then remove from pan and slice.
7. Refrigerate or freeze until used.