Pumpkin Bread Recipe

~Pumpkin Bread~
Ingredients:
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
3 cups white sugar
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans.
In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
I love the way this bread turned out when I made it...so moist and yummy!


~Crystal Dawn...Homemaker and Mommy

Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

This is a yeast-free cinnamon rolls recipe. They are not as big and puffy as the yeast bread-kind, but the easiest recipe I've found so far for cinnamon rolls. When I made these the other day, my husband said they were the best cinnamon rolls he's ever had. :-)
~Cinnamon Rolls~
Ingredients:
Rolls:
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour, plus extra for the counter,2 Tablespoons white granulated sugar,1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder,1/2 teaspoon baking soda,1/2 teaspoon salt,1 1/4 cups buttermilk,6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Cinnamon Filling:
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar,1/4 cup white granulated sugar,3 teaspoons cinnamon,1/8 teaspoon salt,1 Tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
Glaze:
4 tablespoons butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 6 tablespoons hot water
Mix together...slowing adding hot water, until reach right consistency.
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Generously coat a 9 inch round cake pan and a wire cooling rack with vegetable oil spray.
2. Make the filling: combine together the brown sugar, 1/4 cup granulated white sugar, cinnamon, salt, and the 1 Tablespoon melted butter until the mixture resembles wet sand.
3. Make the dough: In a large bowl, whisk together the flour; 2 Tablespoons white granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk the buttermilk and 2 Tablespoons of the melted butter together.
5. Stir the buttermilk mixture into the flour mixture with a wooden spoon until absorbed, about 30 seconds. The dough will look shaggy.
6. Turn the dough out onto a generously floured counter and knead until smooth, about 1 minute.
7. Press the dough out into a 9 by 12 inch rectangle using your hands.
8. Brush the dough with 2 Tablespoons melted butter. Sprinkle the dough evenly with the filling, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Press the filling firmly into the dough.
9. Loosen the dough from the counter using a bench scraper or a metal spatula.
10. Starting at a long side, roll the dough, pressing lightly, to form a tight log.
11. Pinch the seam to seal. Slice the dough into 8 even pieces.
12. Place the slices in the greased pan.
13. Brush with the remaining 2 Tablespoon of butter.

Bake 425 degrees for 20-25 minutes...Let rolls cool 10 minutes while you prepare the glaze. Drizzle glaze over cinnamon rolls...yummy!

~Crystal Dawn...Homemaker and Mommy

Buttermilk Cheese Biscuits

I love biscuits! That's all I'm going to say about that...lol. My husband loves breakfast food for dinner, so this was a recipe with a fun twist and the cheese made the biscuits slightly more "dinnerish" and they were so yummy!
~Buttermilk Cheese Biscuits~
Ingredients:
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup shortening (I used butter)
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
3/4 cup buttermilk
Directions: In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Rub in shortening (or butter) until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in cheese. Add buttermilk; stir just until dough clings together. On a lightly floured surface, knead dough lightly until easy to handle. Roll into a 12-in. circle. Cut biscuits. Place biscuits on a greased baking sheet.
Bake 450 degrees for 12-14 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm!

~Crystal Dawn...Homemaker and Mommy