Fruit Cocktail Bread Gift And Bake In A Jar Recipes

FRUIT COCKTAIL BREAD

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese, butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until fluffy.
• Fold in flour and baking powder until just mixed.
• Stir in fruit cocktail.
• Pour into 2 greased and floured 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• Bake at 325 for 1 hour.
• Cool 10 minutes in pans; then remove from pans and finish cooling on wire rack.
• May drizzle with powdered sugar icing when cool.

BANANA NUT BREAD (GIFT MIX IN A JAR)

Steps:

• Creating the Gift in a Jar:
• Wash and thoroughly dry a 1-quart wide-mouth canning jar.
• Layer the ingredients in the jar as listed above starting with the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar, and then walnuts - make sure to press firmly with a flat bottomed object after each addition; make the layers as level as possible.
• Secure the lid and decorate as desired; attach the instructions for making these cookies found below.
• BANANA NUT BREAD GIFT TAG:
• Additional ingredients to be added by the recipient: 3 ripe bananas, 1/2 cup solid shortening (Crisco), 1/3 cup buttermilk and 2 eggs.
• BANANA NUT BREAD INSTRUCTIONS:
• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large bowl, blend the bananas, shortening, buttermilk and eggs.
• Add the contents of the jar and stir just until combined; do not overstir.
• Pour the batter into a greased 9-inch loaf pan.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then remove the bread and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

ZUCCHINI FRUIT COCKTAIL LOAF

Steps:

• in a large mixing bowl, beat eggs.
• add sugar, oil and vanilla.beat well.
• stir in zucchini and fruit coctail.
• combine dry ingredients, stir into zucchini mixture.
• stir in nuts.
• pour into two greased and floured 8x4" loaf pans.
• bake at 325* for 60-70 minutes or until bread tests done.
• cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire rack.