Breads

Favorite Banana Bread

Mary Ann Heiner Swenson

This is my all time favorite banana bread. My "Auntie" (Mary Ann) makes it with fresh ground whole-wheat flour. It is a staple at our house.

1 cup mashed bananas

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/4 cup water

1/4 t. salt

1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

1 cup sugar

1 egg

2 cups white or wheat flour

1 t. baking soda

Cream together first three ingredients. Add remaining ingredients and place in a greased and floured bread pan. Let rise for 20 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for about one hour.

Reed's Wonder Waffles

Reed Swenson

Uncle Reed on elk hunt in Utah

 These are Uncle Reed's famous Saturday morning waffles. He makes them nearly every week and serves them with seasonal fresh fruit and whipped cream. It wouldn't be the weekend without this tasty treat! This is a good waffle mix to make and give out during the holidays as neighbor gifts-- many people have asked for the recipe! It is simple to make and is low in fat, high in fiber. Most of all, it works perfect every time.

3 cups whole wheat flour, freshly milled

1 cup quick oats

1 t. salt

1 T. baking powder

1/4 cup sugar

4 cups skim milk

3 egg whites, beaten until stiff

Mix together all ingredients except egg whites. Beat egg whites until stiff. Fold into wheat mixture. Bake in waffle iron that has been sprayed with non-stick spray. Bake until brown and crisp. 

If you choose to make several mixes at once, put all dry ingredients together in a zip lock bag. Put a copy of the recipe inside each bag. Then when you want waffles just grab a bag from your pantry and add the milk and beaten egg whites. Dry ingredients can also be stored in the freezer after you have made the mixes if you live in a humid climate.

Ritty's Multi Grain Pancakes

 Elizabeth Shill Passey

My Aunt "Ritty" as everyone in the family calls her (because no one could pronounce her first name Christy while growing up) made up this recipe in hopes to compete with her husband Justin who is known to be the breakfast cook in the family. When they were first dating, Ritty invited Justin over for a pancake breakfast. After fixing him pancakes made out of Bisquick (Which by the way are still very good), he made it his goal to teach her to make pancakes from scratch. Well now my cousins claim that their Mom's pancakes are better than their Dad's. 

2 cups buttermilk

1/4 cup cooking oil

1 cup white flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

1 t. baking soda

2 eggs

2 T. sugar

1/2 cup cornmeal

2 t. baking powder

1/2 t. salt

Mix buttermilk, eggs, oi and sugar together in a bowl with a wire whisk. Mix together dry ingredients and gently add to liquid ingredients until just blended. Cook on hot griddle. 

Aunt Ritty, Uncle Justin and their family