Special Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Fold in 1 cup pecans. , Transfer to 2 greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Bake loaves, covering with foil if they darken too rapidly, until a toothpick inserted in each center comes out clean, 1-1-1/4 hours. Cool 10 minutes before removing to wire racks., While loaves are still slightly warm, whisk glaze ingredients. Drizzle over loaves, using a baking pan or parchment under racks to catch excess. Cool completely.

Steps:

• Spread sunflower seeds on dry surface and roll with rolling pin just enough to break them, not crush them.
• Mix all liquid ingredients in a medium saucepan.
• Heat until warm.
• Turn off heat and add dry yeast but do not stir.
• After it has sat for 5 minutes.
• stir until mixed.
• While waiting for the liquids (5 minutes.) mix all of your dry ingredients together.
• Form a well in the middle.
• Gradually add and stir with wooden spoon.
• Keep an extra cup of warm water near.
• Add if needed.
• Dough must stay moist and sticky-not dry.
• Pour mixture onto a dry floured surface and knead for 5 minutes.
• Add flour as needed but dough must stay soft.
• Form a large ball and divide in two pieces.
• Shape into loaves and place into regular size loaf pans.
• Let rise for 1-1 1/2 hrs.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 45 minutes.
• or until pulling away from sides.
• Do not raise the dough 2 times.
• Also do not preheat oven.
• This is a dense bread, but very moist.
• Try it fresh from the oven with spreadable honey.