On the 5th day of christmas, NellBell gave to me....

....5 golden loaves! Who doesn't love a warm piece of bread? Yuummm. Cinnamon Quick Bread - Katie Brown 4 c. flour 2 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 1 c. shortening 2 c. sugar 4 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 2 c. buttermilk Sift flour, b.soda, b. powder, & salt together. Set aside. Cream shortening & sugar together. Add the eggs to the shortening mixture & mix. Add vanilla & mix. Add 1/2 of dry ingredients mixture & 1/2 of the buttermilk. Mix. Add rest of dry ingredients & buttermilk and mix to form batter. Divide batter in 1/2 for 2 loaves. Combine 2 heaping T. sugar & 1 T. cinnamon. Make 3 layers for each loaf: batter, cinnamon, batter, cinnamon, etc. Swirl each layer with a knife. Sprinkle top with cinnamon but don't swirl. Bake @ 350 for 1 hour. Good served warm. Garlic Bread 1 loaf bakery bread (not sliced) 1/2 c. soft butter 1/4 tsp. paprika 1/4 tsp. garlic salt 1/2 tsp. celery seed Freeze the bread & cut crust off while frozen. Slice long ways in half & short ways in slices, being careful not to cut the whole way through. Tie with string halfway or at crease. Mix seasonings with the soft butter & spread over tops & sides. Bake in a pan with sides @ 400 for 18 minutes or until brown. Melt-in-Your-Mouth Pecan Rolls 1/2 c. packed brown sugar 1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened 1/4 c. corn syrup 2 (8 oz) tubes crescent rolls 2/3 c. chopped pecans 1/4 c. sugar 1 tsp. ground cinnamon In a small bowl, combine b. sugar, butter & corn syrup. Spread in 2 greased 8" square baking pans. Set aside. Unroll each tube of crescent roll dough into a rectangle, seal seams & perforations. Combine pecans, sugar & cinnamon; sprinkle over dough. Roll up jellyroll style, starting with long side; seal edge. Cut each roll into 16 slices. Place cut side down in prepared pans. Bake @ 375 for 13-17 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pans for 1 minute before inverting onto serving plates. Grandma's Cinnamon Rolls 1 c. lukewarm milk 1/4 c. sugar 3/4 tsp salt 4 T. cooking oil 1 egg, well beaten 1 pkg dry yeast, dissolved in 1/4 c. warm water 3 1/2 - 3 3/4 c. flour Combine milk, sugar, salt, oil & egg & stir until dissolved. Add yeast mixture & stir again. Add flour gradually & as soon as you can knead it with your hands, knead until smooth. Grease top (w/ cooking oil) & cover. Let rise until doubled in bulk. Punch down & roll out dough about 3/4" thick. Spread with butter & sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll up & slice into 1" slices. Put in a greased 9 x 13 pan & let rise until doubled in size. Bake @ 350 for 25-30 minutes. When cool, frost with maple flavored frosting. 1 stick butter, melted 3 c. powdered sugar maple flavoring water Blend butter & powdered sugar together. Add maple flavoring to desired taste & color. Then add water to spreading consistency. Herb Bread 3 3/8 c. flour 2 T. sugar 1 1/2 T. dry milk 1 1/2 tsp. salt 1 1/2 T. butter 1 1/2 T. dill 3 T. parsley 1 1/2 c. water 1 1/2 tsp. dry yeast Place ingredients in bread machine according to your machines specifications. Cooking time will vary with each machine. You may also bake in the oven @ 350 about 1 hour. Makes 2 loaves. Hope your house will soon smell like baking bread! Enjoy! Recipe of the Day - veggies Thanks to Brianne for this recipe. {You guys are great =)} Seasoned Green Beans 1 T. canola oil 1 T. lemon juice 1 T. cider vinegar 2 t. dried basil 3/4 t. brown sugar 1/4 t. salt 1/8 t. pepper 1 lb. fresh green beans 2 T. butter Combine first 7 ingredients in a small bowl. In a large skillet, saute beans in butter until almost tender. Add lemon juice mixture, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until beans are tender.