Fabulous Zucchini Bread

Mix:
1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
3 eggs, beaten
1 cup canola oil
3 tsp vanilla
2 cups zucchini, shredded

Stir and add:
2 cups flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking powder

Pour into two bread pans sprayed with pam. Bake at 325 for 1 hour.

Whole Wheat Banana Bread

Ingredients:

1/3 cup vegetable oil (I use 1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce instead)
1/2 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
2-3 ripe mashed bananas
1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees
2. In a large bowl, beat oil and honey together. Add eggs, and mix well. Stir in bananas and vanilla. Stir in flour, salt and baking soda. Blend in chopped nuts. Spread batter into a greased 9X5 inch loaf pan.
3. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes. Cool on wire rack for 1/2 hour before slicing.

Spiral Stuffed Rolls...

Ingredients:

• 1 recipe roll dough (that yields about 12 rolls) See post for "french bread rolls"
• 12 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
• 2 cups chopped ham (leftover ham or deli ham works great here)
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped broccoli
• 2 cups shredded cheese (Swiss, Cheddar..options are limitless)
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup finely chopped green onions
  

Directions:

Follow the recipe for your roll dough until the dough has risen. Punch down the dough and roll the dough out into a large rectangle about 1/2-inch thick (using the french bread roll recipe, I rolled my dough to about 13 inches by 17 inches).

In a small bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese. Spread the rolled out dough with the butter/cream cheese mixture. Top with the ham, broccoli, cheese, Parmesan cheese, and green onions (see the pictures below). Roll the dough up, pinching the seam to seal. Slice the roll into about 1-inch segments. Place the rolls on a lightly greased baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Let the rolls rise until nearly doubled and bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, until lightly browned and bubbly.

French Bread Rolls...

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions:
In a large bowl, stir together warm water, yeast, and sugar. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. To the yeast mixture, add the oil, salt, and 2 cups flour. Stir in the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough has pulled away from the sides of the bowl. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl, and turn to coat. Cover with a damp cloth, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour. Deflate the dough, and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into 12-14 equal pieces, and form into round balls. Place on lightly greased baking sheets at least 2 inches apart. Cover the rolls with a damp cloth (or greased saran wrap), and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Bake for 12-13 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

*Can freeze the rolls after baking – microwave on high for 2 minutes before serving.

Grandma Hatch's Zucchini Bread

1 cup white sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup oil
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups grated zucchini
3 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp cinnamon
Nuts if desired

Sift flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon. Combine sugars and oil. Add eggs, vanilla and zucchini. Add flour and nuts. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Garlic-Butter French Bread...

Soften butter at room temperature. Mix in garlic salt and fresh parsley or basil to taste. Spread evenly over both halves of a fresh loaf of french bread. Broil in oven until browned. Keep a close eye on it while it cooks as it will burn quickly! Can also sprinkle shredded cheese on top before broiling.