Grammys Health Nut Bread Recipes

100% WHOLE WHEAT BREAD WITH NUTS AND SEEDS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine all ingredients. Mix until you have a fairly shaggy dough. Let it rest for 20 minutes, covered. Then, knead the dough until it is fairly smooth. Allow the dough to rise, covered, for two hours, until it is nearly doubled in bulk.
• Gently deflate the dough (I just pressed down on it with my fingertips about ten times). Shape it into a log and place it into a lightly greased 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" bread pan. Cover the pan with a clear shower cap (or lightly greased plastic wrap) and let it rise for another 2 hours, until the dough has crowned 1" to 2" over the rim of the bread pan.
• Bake the bread in a preheated 350 degree oven for 40 minutes. (Mine was done at about 35 minutes, so make sure not to over bake). Place a piece of aluminum foil over the top of the pan for the final 20 minutes of baking to make sure the top crust doesn't burn.

GRAMMY'S BROWN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix the first five ingredients.
• Then stir in the rest.
• Divide between two 1-pound greased coffee cans.
• Cover top of can with foil or wax paper and steam for 3 hours.
• Serve warm with butter.

GRAMMY'S HEALTH NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Soften yeast in 2 cups of warm water. Add sugar, salt, and white flour. Let rest in warm place until light and bubbly.
• Combine 1/2 cup hot water, brown sugar, shortening, and let cool to luke warm.
• Add pecans to brown sugar mixture. Then add brown sugar mixture into white sugar mixture.
• Add whole wheat flour to mixture and mix until smooth.
• Knead on lightly floured board until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
• Place in greased bowl, turning to make sure entire bread surface is greased. Cover and keep warm in draft free place until bread has doubled in size.
• Cut dough in half. Knead again. Place dough into 2 greased loaf pans. Let rise until dough has doubled.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 50 minute For a crispy top, brush with butter after 40 minutes.

GRAMMY'S BANANA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spray muffin tin or put liners in each cup.
• Mix the dry ingredients together in one large bowl. Set aside.
• Mix the wet ingredients together in a separate bowl.
• Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
• Divide batter into muffin tins using a small ice cream scoop.
• Bake for 20-22 minutes.

GRAMMY'S OLD-FASHIONED PECAN DATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl mix together the eggs, sugar, buttermilk and butter until combined. In a medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients together except for the dates. Once that is combined add the quartered dates (just cut each date into 4 pieces). Smash the dates around in the flower mixture until they are coated with flour and broken apart a little. Now, add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Stir until just combined. Divide mixture into two GREASED (spray well with cooking spray) 9 inch round baking pans. Bake 25-30 minutes until mixture is cooked through and golden brown. Allow it to cool in the pan. Run a knife or spatula around edges and underneath to make sure it doesn't stick (this is a sticky cake). Put each one on a plate and let it sit in the refrigerator a few hours. Meanwhile, add all the ingredients for the icing into a large saucepan. Don't worry about chopping the dates, they melt. Heat on medium low until icing thickens up a bit and dates are almost all broken down. Mixture will be sticky and pretty thick. Do this about 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Let this sit in pan to cool. It will continue to thicken while it sits. Add icing to the middle of cake for the layers to stick. Ice the top and sides, then place in the fridge to firm up completely, Serve cold or at room temperature for cutting. Enjoy!