Bread Variations!

For these recipes, start with the basics of flour and sugar as listed below. Add the other ingredients for the type of bread you want to make. In a loaf pan, bake at 350 for approx. 40 minutes. To bake in the hospitality set for breadsticks, bake for 20 minutes then top with 1/4 cup melted butter and return to oven for 3-4 minutes until top has turned a golden brown. Cut into breadsticks.

Bread Recipes

Start with:
3 cups self rising flour
¼ cup sugar

Add and Mix:

Beer Bread
12 oz can of beer (honey wheat is fabulous as it gives it an extra touch of sweet). Bake as directed above - you can also top either loaf or breadsticks with garlic powder and parmesan cheese when you add the melted butter - return to oven for 3-4 minutes until top is golden brown.

Orange Streusel Bread
12 oz orange soda; pour into loaf pan. Mix ¼ cup flour, ¼ cup sugar, 2 Tbsp. Brown sugar, ½ tsp cinnamon and ¼ cup softened butter; sprinkle over batter. Bake as directed.

Summer Bread
12 oz orange juice and 1 cup raspberries. Bake as directed. Prepare glaze of 5 Tbsp powdered sugar and 1 Tbsp orange juice. Pour over bread while warm.

PB and J Bread
12 oz strawberry or grape soda, 1/3 cup jelly (same flavor as soda) and 6 oz peanut butter chips. Pour into pan, top with 3 Tbsp melted butter. Bake as directed.

Cherry Bread
12 oz Black CherrySoda and chopped maraschino or dried cherries. Bake as directed.

Breakfast Bread
12oz Vanilla Coke. Bake as directed. Cool and frost with 1 can coconut pecan frosting.

Chili Beer Bread
12 oz dark ale and 3 Tbsp sweet chili sauce. Bake as directed.

Cranberry Orange Bread
12 zo orange juice and 1 cup Craisins.

Corn Bread
15 oz can creamed corn, 1/3 cup oil.

Hawaiian Bread
12 oz Mountain Dew and chopped pineapple

Banana Bread
2 cups (about three) very ripe bananas and 8 oz Sunny Delight.

Italian Sausage Bread
12 oz beer, cooked and drained ½ lb Italian Sausage. This is especially good cut in bread sticks and dipped in marinara sauce.

Irish Bread
1 ½ cups buttermilk, 2 cups raisins (soak in 1 cup water for 1 hour; drain). Pour into pan, top with 2 Tbsp melted butter.