Cinnamon Potato Bread

1 medium potato cooked in 1 cup water. When done, remove potato and pour potato water in 1 cup measuring cup and add enough water to make a full cup. Add 2 pkg yeast and 2 TBL sugar. Stir until dissolved. Put in large mixing bowl and add:
1 medium mashed potato
2 TBL soft margarine
1 tsp salt
1 cup warm milk
1 egg slightly beaten

Mix and add 6 1/2-7 1/2 cups flour to make bread dough. Knead 10 minutes. Put dough in greased bowl and turn over so top is greased. Cover and let rise for 35 minutes until double in bulk. Punch down gently and put on slightly floured surface. Divide dough in 2 and roll out like cinnamon rolls. Spread with soft margarine and sprinkle with a sugar and cinnamon mixture. Roll up jellyroll style and put into loaf pans. Put soft margarine on top. Let rise about 50 minutes. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes.

Banana Bread Supreme

Mix in order:
6 ripe bananas
4 eggs
1 1/3 cup oil
3 cups sugar
2/3 cup sour cream

Add:
4 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
2 1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups nuts (optional)

Pour into greased and floured pans (3 small or 2 medium). Bake at 325° for 1 hour. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to colling rack. (Freezes nicely)

Italian Christmas Bread

1 1/4 cups Warm Water                                         1 pkg Active Dry Yeast
2 TBL Soft Shortening                                            2 tsp Salt
2 TBL Sugar                                                          3 cups Sifted Flour
1/4 cup Raisins                                                       1/4 cup Candied Fruit
1/4 cup Chopped Nuts                                           3/4 tsp Anis
1/4 tsp Vanilla

In Mixer bowl dissolve yeast in warm water. Add shortening, salt, sugar and half of the flour. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed or 300 strokes by hand (And Mom means, by hand. She used her hands quite frequently when mixing almost anything!!). Scrape sides and bottom of bowl frequently. Add remaining flour, fruit, nuts, flavorings and blend thoroughly with spoon. Scrape batter from sides of bowl. Cover with cloth and let rise in warm place about 85° until double, or about 30 minutes. Stir down batter by beating 25 strokes. Spread evenly into greased loaf pan. Again, let rise until batter reaches 1/4" from top, about 40 minutes. Bake at 375° for 45-50 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from pan, let cool, then frost.

Lemon Loaf

3/4 cup Margarine
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
2 1/4 cups sifted flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup buttermilk
rind of lemon, grated

Mix ingredients. Bake at 350° for 1 hour in greased and floured loaf pan(s).

Glaze:

Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup sugar

Dissolve sugar into juice. Drizzle over hot loaves. Makes 1 large or 4 mini loaves.

Coconut Bread

"I remember when I was about 9 years old I snuck into the kitchen while the rest of the family was in another room to 'smell' the coconut bread. All that sweet, sticky goodness was just too tempting. I thought I could get away with sneaking a bite off the top of one loaf... after all the tops are the best... before anyone came into the kitchen. Well, temptation got the best of me and I snuck the tops off ALL the loaves of coconut bread that were awaiting foil wrapping and delivery to friends for Christmas. Mom was so mad at me!! (But it was so worth it!!!)" ~ Hope Stephanie Payne Holcomb

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup oil
2 tsp coconut flavoring
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp each: salt, baking soda & baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup unsweetened coconut
1 cup chopped pecans

Add eggs, sugar, oil, flavoring. Beat until fluffy. Add seasonings and flour with buttermilk - alternating. Add coconut and nuts. Pour into greased and floured bread pans. Bake at 325° for approximately 1 hour. (Less time if making mini loaves.)

Glaze~

1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup Light Karo
1/4 cup water
3 tbsp margarine/butter
1/2 tsp. Coconut flavoring

Combine all ingredients EXCEPT flavoring. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat then add flavoring. Let set 5 minutes. Pour over bread as soon as it comes out of the oven. Do not cut bread for at least 4 hours... or at least try not to!!