Easy Holiday Quick Breads for Gift Giving - Low Fat & Low Carb Recipes

Easy Holiday Quick Breads for Gift Giving
December 17, 2008
by Maggie Ray
Associated Content

Three Easy Recipes for Holiday Gifts
Holiday times are busy and often baking gifts gets delayed until the last minute. Easy holiday quick breads make excellent gifts for the bus driver, school teacher, or coworkers. By buying mini bread pans you can make several recipes and provide a variety of holiday quick breads for each person. Here are several easy recipes you can use for making your holiday quick breads this year.

Holiday Quick Breads #1: Gorilla Bread

1/2 cup butter softened

1/2 cup sugar

2 eggs

3 bananas mashed

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup honey-roasted peanuts

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips.

Preheat oven to 350Â°F. Grease and flour a 9x5 loaf pan; mix all ingredients well and pour into prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour. Allow to cool for 15 minutes before unmolding from pan. If you buy mini loaf pans, this should make three small loaves of holiday quick bread which make good holiday gifts.

Holiday Quick Breads #2: Lemon Cream Bread

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 1/4 cup granulated sugar

8 ounces cream cheese, softened

2 eggs

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 small can evaporated milk

1/4 cup water

1/2 cup pecans, chopped

2 tablespoons grated lemon rind

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

While the ingredient may make this quick bread seem intimidating, it actually is a very easy holiday gift to prepare. Cream the butter, sugar, and cream cheese together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each one. Next mix together flour, baking powder and the salt, and add alternately with milk and water, blending well after each addition. Fold in nuts and lemon rind. Pour into a greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan or bake in mini loaf pans or mini Bundt pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 1 hour or until golden brown. If you make a smaller loaf you may need to decrease the cooking time. For glaze stir sugar with lemon juice until dissolved. Drip over hot loaf. Let stand in pan for 30 minutes, and finish cooling on a wire rack.

Holiday Quick Breads #3: Delicious Pumpkin Bread

5 eggs

1 1/4 cups vegetable oil

1 15 oz can solid-pack pumpkin (not pie filling)

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