Magi Bread Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and 1/2 teaspoon sugar in warm water; let stand until bubbles form on surface. Whisk together remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, salt and 3 cups flour. Stir oil into yeast mixture; pour into flour mixture and beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 8-10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, 1-1/2 to 2 hours., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide dough in half. Shape each into a loaf. Place in 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, 1 to 1-1/2 hours., Bake at 375° until golden brown and bread sounds hollow when tapped or has reached an internal temperature of 200°, 30-35 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream eggs, sugar and butter together.
• Add mashed bananas (I usually just put in a banana and a half in the mixer with the eggs/butter/sugar, and it gets mashed up pretty well).
• Add flour, soda and salt and mix.
• Add chopped figs.
• Add the rest of the ingredients (I usually just add them whole and the mixer kind of bashes them up to the right size, just don't overmix because you want some pieces to still be recognizable.).
• Pour in greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for an 1 1/4 hours.
• If using mini-loaf pans start checking after 45 minutes.
• Toothpick inserted should come out clean.

Steps:

• 1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with bananas. Stir in the oranges, coconut, chocolate chips, 1/2 cu almonds, cherries and dates. 2. Pour into two greased 8x4x2 loaf pans. Sprinkle with remaining almonds. Bake at 350 for 50-55 min. or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 min before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.