Irish Soda Bread

2 c flour
4 T sugar, divided
1.5 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp baking soda
3 T butter, cut into cubes
1 c buttermilk

Combine flour, 3 T sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt with whisk. Cut butter into flour mixture using fingers or pastry cutter until you have fine crumbly texture. Pour in buttermilk, stir until just combined. Don't over mix. Put/pour onto greased pan. It will look like a round blob. Score top with X with knife and sprinkle with 1 T sugar. Put in 375 oven for about 40 minutes.

Sour Cream Banana Bread

1/2 c butter
1 c sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1.5 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 mashed ripe bananas (about 1 cup)
1/2 c chopped pecans/walnuts (optional)
1/2 c sour cream

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Add dry ingredients (whisked together separately). Stir in bananas, nuts, sour cream. Bake in greased loaf pan at 350 for 1 hour.

Apple Lodge Coffee Cake

1.5 c flour
1 c sugar (or use 1/2 c white, 1/2 c brown)
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

1/4 c butter
1 egg
3 medium apples, peeled, cored, chopped
1/4 c packed brown sugar
1/2 c chopped pecans (optional)
1 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350. Use 8 inch square pan or loaf pan and coat with nonstick spray

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cream butter and egg until light. Add flour mix to butter mixture with a few light strokes. It will be pretty dry. Don't overmix. Stir in apples, spread into pan.

Combine remaining ingredients, mix well and sprinkle evenly over top. Bake 50-55 minutes.

Whole Wheat Vanilla Pancakes for Two

1/2 c whole wheat flour
1 T sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1/4 c vanilla yogurt
1/4 c water
1 T oil
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

Mix wet and dry ingredients separately, then combine together. Use about 1/4 c. per pancake on medium high heat. Cook 1-2 minutes or until bubbles form, then flip. Cook until golden brown.

Peanut Butter Banana Bread

Dry ingredients:
1 c white whole wheat flour
1/3 c sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

Wet ingredients:
2 ripe mashed bananas
1/3 c unsweetened crunchy peanut butter
1/4 c plain yogurt
1 egg
1 T oil
1 T milk
2 T molasses

1. Preheat oven to 350, spray loaf pan with nonstick spray
2. Mix dry ingredients
3. Mix wet ingredients
4. Stir dry into wet. Stir in 1/3 c chocolate chips if desired.
5. Pour batter in loaf pan. Bake for 45-50 minutes.

Applesauce Muffins

1/4 c butter, room temp
1 c sugar
1 egg
1.25 c unsweetened applesauce
2 c flour
1.5 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and blend. Stir in applesauce. Mix dry ingredients with whisk. Add wet and dry together. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes.