Memere's Bran Bread

12 oz bran cereal
5 cups flour (600g)
2.5 cups white sugar (496g)
5 teaspoons baking soda
4 beaten eggs
1 cup of oil
1 quart of buttermilk

• Preheat over to 350
• Put cereal in milk in a bowl.Allow to soften
• In a separate bowl, mix the flour, sugar, and baking soda
• In a separate bowl, mix the beaten eggs with the oil
• Once cereal is soft, mix 3 bowls together 
• Grease and flour 4 bread pans
• Evenly divide mix into the 4 pans
• Cook for 40/45 minutes, check at 35 minutes
• Cool completely on cooling rack

* Need to try with adding raisins.

Banana bread

3 very ripe bananas, peeled
1/3 cup melted butter
2/3 cup of sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), and butter/crisco and flour a loaf pan

In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.

Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.

Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes (check at 50 minutes) at 350°F, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.

Remove from oven and cool completely on a rack. Remove the banana bread from the pan. Slice and serve.

Original recipe: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/banana_bread/

Zucchini Parmesan Crisps

** I have not made this yet
Zucchini Parmesan Crisps

1 lb. zucchini or squash (about 2 medium-sized)
1/4 cup shredded parmesan (heaping)
1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs (heaping)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
freshly ground pepper, to taste
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line two baking sheets with foil and spray lightly with vegetable spray.

Slice zucchini or squash into 1/4 inch-thick rounds. Toss rounds with oil, coating well.

In a wide bowl or plate, combine breadcrumbs, parmesan, salt and pepper.

Place rounds in parmesan-breadcrumb mixture, coating both sides of each round, pressing to adhere. The mixture will not completely cover each round, but provides a light coating on each side.

Place rounds in a single layer on baking sheets. Sprinkle any remaining breadcrumb mixture over the rounds.

Bake for about 22 to 27 minutes, until golden brown. (There is no need to flip them during baking -- they crisp up on both sides as is.)


adapted from Ellie Krieger's recipe in The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1600850219/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1600850219&linkCode=as2&tag=blackjackbake-20