Pumpkin Swirl Bread

1-8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened

¹/₄ cup sugar

1 egg, beaten

1³/₄ cups flour

1¹/₂ cup sugar

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

¹/₂ tsp salt

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1 cup pumpkin

¹/₂  cup margarine, melted

1 egg

¹/₃ cup water

Combine cream cheese, sugar and egg.  Set aside.  Combine dry ingredients.  Add pumpkin, margarine, egg and water.  Reserve 2 cups pumpkin batter; pour remaining batter into greased and floured  loaf pan.  Pour cream cheese mixture over pumpkin batter.  Top with reserved pumpkin batter.  Cut through batters with knife for swirl effect.  Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Contributed by Laura S.

Banana Bread

 ¹/₂ cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

1 cup bananas

1¹/₂ cup flour

1 tsp soda

¹/₄ cup buttermilk

¹/ ₂ cup chopped nuts, optional

Cream butter and sugar.  Add eggs and flavoring and mix well.  Add bananas.  Combine flour, soda and salt, mix in creamed mixture.  Add buttermilk, mix well.  Fold in nuts. 

Bake in a greased loaf pan at 350° for 1 hour.

Contributed by Sharlene C.

Cranberry Nut Bread

2 c. flour

1 c. sugar

1 ½ tsp. Baking powder

1 tsp salt

½ tsp. Baking soda

2 Tb. Shortening

1 Tb. Orange peel

¾ c. orange juice

1 well beaten egg

1 c. cranberries, fresh or frozen

½ c. chopped nuts, optional

Preaheat oven to 350°.  In a bowl mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and soda.  Stir in orange juice, orange peel, shortening and egg.  Mix until well blended. Stir in cranberries and chopped nuts.  Bake 55 to 60 minutes. 

Contributed by Sharlene C.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

This bread is so yummy and moist. 

 2 c. sugar

1 c. vegetable oil

3 eggs

2 cups or 1 can pumpkin

1/4 c. applesauce

3 c. flour

1/2 tsp. Salt

1/2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 tsp. Nutmeg

Couple handfuls chocolate chips

Beat sugar & oil until blended.  Add eggs & beat.  Continue until light & fluffy. Add pumpkin & applesauce.  Sift dry ingredients together.  Add to pumpkin mixture.  Add chocolate chips. 

Bake at 350° for 1 hour - 2 regular sized bread pans  45 min. - small bread pans 18-20 min.

Contributed by GayLynn S.

Cornbread

1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. flour
1/2 c. cornmeal
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 375.  Grease 8x8 inch square pan, set aside. Mix together first 4 ingredients in mixing bowl, adding the buttermilk last.  In a separate bowl, combine the remaining dry ingredients.  Add to wet ingredients and mix until moistened.  Pour in prepared pan.  Bake for 20 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Contributed by Sharlene C.

Country Apple Bread

1 c white flour

1 c wheat flour

1 ½ c old-fashioned rolled oats

2 tsp cinnamon

dash nutmeg

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

Mix together in large bowl. Set aside.

½ c vegetable oil

1 c sugar

½ c honey, warmed

½ tsp vanilla

1 eggs, beaten

2 c diced apple, peeled & cored

Mix together in medium bowl.  Stir into dry mixture.  Spoon batter into 2 greased 9x5x2" loaf pans.  Bake at 325° for 40-45 minutes or until tests done.

Contributed by Brittany C.