Dill Bread

This bread is easier to make than it looks. It's also always a home run. I've brought it to dinner parties where I've been responsible for bringing bread. I find I get asked to bring the bread a lot. It's not a great sandwich bread but it's perfect for sopping up gravy or spreading butter over. It's perfect for barbecues and a nice change from cornbread although the flavor is savory not sweet.

Dill Bread
Prep time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Cook time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours

1 Pack dry yeast
1 cup cottage cheese at room temperature
1 egg
2 Tbsp onion, chopped
2 tsp dill seed
2 tsp dill weed
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup water, warm
2 1/4 - 2 1/2 cups flour
2 Tbsp sugar
1 Tbsp butter
For wash
1 Tbsp butter, melted
1 Tsp salt

1. In a large mixing bowl. Dissolve yeast in warm water.
2. Add the cottage cheese, onion, sugar, 1 Tbsp butter, dill seed, salt, egg and mix until integrated.
   
3. Throw in half flour and mix continue to add flour until dough no longer stick to side of bowl.
   
4. Cover bowl with damp towel and let rise 1 hour.
   
5. Preheat oven to 350 F
   
6. Punch down dough and put in greased casserole dish. Brush dough with butter and sprinkle with salt. Bake 350 F. 40 to 50 minutes.
   
7. Let bread cool on a cooling rack for about 10 minutes before serving.
8. Enjoy.
   

Banana Honey Nut Bread

I love bananas and I love cake. This recipe takes care of both. Plus it's easy to make and comes our great every time. Variations of this recipe add 1/2 cups of blueberries or currents or frost the loaves and serve as dessert.

Banana Honey Nut Bread

• 1/3 cups shortening, butter flavored if available
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
  
• 4 eggs
• 3.5 cups flour, all-purpose
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 6 (3 cups) bananas, over ripe and mashed (Little known fact, children love to mash)
  
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease two bread pans or six mini-bread pans.
2. In a large bowl, combine shortening and sugar and mix completely. (Children can add the ingredients)
   
3. Add eggs to bowl and mix until combined.
4. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
   
5. Stir half of the flour mixture and half of the bananas into the sugar mixture mix until combined. Add remaining flour and bananas and mix until combined. (Let the sous chef mix this time)
   
6. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans. (Kids work the spatula here)
   
7. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes rotate pans and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely on a wire rack.
8. Enjoy.
   

Makes approximately six mini-loafs with six servings per loaf.
Prep Time 15 min
Cook Time 40-45 min
Total Time 1 hour