Nanas Grapenut Bread Recipes

GRAPE-NUTS BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix Grape-Nuts cereal, buttermilk and raisins and let sit for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• After 15 minutes, add baking soda to grape nut mixture and stir.
• In a medium bowl, sift sugar, flour and baking powder and stir into grape nut mixture. Use a wooden spoon for this, the dough is very dense and sticky.
• Grease and flour a loaf pan and place dough into pan, pushing to edges.
• Place in center of oven and set timer for 50 minutes. If it is browning too quickly, cover with foil and continue baking for 10 more minutes. Test loaf by inserting a tooth pick in center to see if it pulls out clean and tap the bread to see if has a hollow sound. If not quite there, bake for another five to ten additional minutes.
• Let cool in pan for a few minutes then remove to a cooling rack.

EASY ITALIAN EASTER BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, sugar, yeast and salt. In a large saucepan, heat milk and 2 tablespoons butter to 120°-130°. Add dry ingredients; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add eggs; mix well. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour., Punch dough down; turn onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in fruit, almonds and aniseed until blended. Let rest for 10 minutes. Divide dough in half. Shape each portion into a 24-in. rope. Loosely twist ropes together; place on a greased baking sheet and form into a ring. Pinch ends together. Melt remaining butter; brush over dough. Gently separate ropes and tuck dyed eggs into openings. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 40 minutes., Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. For glaze, in a bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency; drizzle over bread. Sprinkle with candies if desired.

GRAPE-NUTS QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the buttermilk and cereal; let stand for 10 minutes. Add egg.
• Combine the dry ingredients; stir into cereal mixture just until moistened.
• Spoon into two greased 8x4x2 inch loaf pans.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

BANANA GRAPE-NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven: 350 degrees.... Grease an 8 x 4 inch loaf pan. In small bowl mix flour, baking soda, & salt; set aside.
• 2. In large bowl mash bananas with vanilla. Add sugar & egg; beat well. Stir in butter, cereal & flour mixture just until blended.
• 3. Turn into loaf pan. Bake: 1 hour or until pick inserted comes out clean. Delicious with cream cheese...

GRAPE-NUTS BREAD

Steps:

• In bread machine pan, place all ingredients in order suggested by manufacturer. Select basic bread setting. Choose crust color and loaf size if available., Bake according to bread machine directions (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed.)

GRAPE-NUTS MULTIGRAIN BREAD

Steps:

• Mix the yogurt and the milk together in a large mixing bowl until smooth. Add the Grape Nuts cereal, and set aside for 10-15 minutes.
• Add the rolled oats, honey and salt, mix well.
• Add one cup of flour and mix to incorporate it, then add the instant yeast. (If you prefer to use active dry yeast, you must proof it in warm water with a little bit of sugar, and add the yeast liquid here.) Mix well.
• Continue adding flour, about 1/2 cup at a time, until too thick to mix with a spoon.
• Turn out to a floured surface and begin to knead, adding flour a little bit at a time.
• The dough will stay quite sticky -- resist the urge to add more flour once you have used all 4 cups. Knead for approximately 10-15 minutes total.
• Put the oil into the empty mixing bowl and coat the sides well, add the dough and flip it around to cover all surfaces with a thin film of oil.
• Cover bowl and leave undisturbed in a warm spot to rise, about 90 minutes, until almost doubled in size.
• Punch down dough and return to floured work surface. Briefly knead oil into dough, then let dough rest for a few minutes.
• Divide in half, form loaves, and set aside to a warm spot, covered with plastic wrap or a dish towel to rise a second time, about 50 minutes, until almost doubled.
• Bake 350F for 25-35 minutes, until hollow-sounding when knocked on the bottom.
• Cool on racks.