Fast Bread Recipe Ideas

There is nothing like the smell of bread baking in the oven. Whether white, whole grain, pumpkin or banana, a slice of fresh-from-the-oven bread can't be beat.

If you are a bread lover, but don't have the time to stand in the kitchen all day long, then these fast and easy bread recipes are a great option.

Get the best out of yeast and other rising agents with these easy bread recipe ideas.

DAK'S SOURDOUGH BREAD
Ingredients
1 pkg. Yeast
3 c. Better for Bread white flour
1 Tsp. Salt
1 Tsp. Sugar
1 c. Water (very warm)
1 c. Sourdough starter


Directions
Directions for bread recipe: Put all the ingredients into pan in the order listed. Select either the "white" or "oat/French" bread setting turn the brown control on the side all the way up to the darkest setting and push start. Use "regular" cycle instead of "Turbo." At 2500-foot altitude remove 2 tbs. bread flour and substitute it with 2 tbs. Gluten.

COUNTRY PUMPKIN BREAD
Ingredients
3/4 c. Shortening
2 1/2 c. Sugar
4 Eggs, beaten
2 c. Cooked pumpkin
2/3 c. Water
3 1/2 c. All-purpose flour
1/2 Tsp. Baking powder
2 Tsp. Soda
1 Tsp. Salt
1 Tsp. Cinnamon
1 Tsp. Allspice
1 c. Black walnuts
2/3 c. Raisins


Directions
Preheat oven to 350. Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs. Stir in pumpkin and water. Mix together flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices. Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Fold in nuts and raisins. Spoon batter into two greased and floured 9x5 loaf pans and bake for one hour or until bread tests done with a toothpick. Yield: 2 loaves.
BANANA BREAD 4
Ingredients
1 3/4 c. All-purpose flour
1 1/2 Tsp. Baking powder
1/2 Tsp. Baking soda
1/2 Tsp. Salt
1/2 Tsp. Ground ginger
1/4 Tsp. Ground allspice
1/4 Tsp. Grated nutmeg
1 Tsp. Grated lemon peel (optional)
1/4 c. Ground almonds (optional)
1/2 c. Butter or margarine
3/4 c. Sugar
2 Eggs
1 1/2 c. Mashed banana (4 medium bananas) 


Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 9 x 5 inch loaf pan. 2. Sift flour, baking
powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, allspice and nutmeg together in bowl. Add lemon peel and almonds. Stir until combined. Set aside. 3. Beat butter in large mixing bowl until soft and creamy. Beat in sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat until thoroughly blended. Beat in flour mixture alternately with bananas until mixture is well blended. Pour into prepared pan. 4. Bake in center of oven 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 5. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Invert from pan and cool completely on rack. Banana bread recipe variation: Banana-walnut or -pecan bread: Omit almonds. Add 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans with bananas.