Monday, February 15, 2010

Breakfast Breads

Banana Bread

1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
3 ripe bananas
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt

Heat oven to 350 and grease the bottom of a loaf pan.
Mix sugar and butter in large bowl. Stir in eggs until well blended. Stir in bananas, yogurt, and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt just until moistened.
Bake about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.


Zucchini Bread

3 cups shredded zucchini
1 2/3 cups sugar
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla
4 large eggs
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

Heat oven to 350 and grease the bottom of loaf pan.
Mix zucchini, sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients except chocolate chips. Stir in chocolate chips.
Bake about 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack.