Cranberry Surprise Loaf

Ingredients:
6 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 egg
2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. apple juice
1/4 c. butter, melted
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 c. chopped fresh cranberries
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour bottom only of 9" x 5" loaf pan. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add one egg and beat well. Set aside.
2. In large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; mix well. Stir in apple juice, butter, and beaten egg until well blended. Fold in cranberries and nuts. Spoon half of batter into greased and floured oan. Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over batter. Top with remaining batter.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 65 to 75 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled. Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.

Notes: This was very tasty! I think I put a little more than half of the batter on the bottom, so there was a little bit of cream cheese mixture that ended up on top. Very delectable!

Banana Bread

Ingredients:
2 large bananas
1/2 C. sugar
1/2 C. brown sugar
2 eggs
1/4 C. butter, margarine, or oil
3 Tbs. buttermilk (or regular milk)
2 1/4 C. flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. baking soda
1 C. chopped nuts (optional)

Directions:
1. Mash bananas. Mix in sugars, eggs, buttermilk, and butter.
2. Add remaining dry ingredients. Mix well. Stir in nuts.
3. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.

Notes: You can also try adding other ingredients, such as chocolate chips.

Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:
2 C. peeled and grated zucchini
3 C. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. nutmeg
3 tsp. cinnamon
3 eggs
2 C. sugar
1 C. vegetable oil
3 tsp. vanilla

Directions:
1. Grate zucchini. Set aside.
2. Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, beat eggs thoroughly.
4. Add oil, sugar, vanilla, zucchini, and sifted dry ingredients. Mix well.
5. Pour into greased and floured 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pans and bake 1 hour at 325 to 350 degrees, depending on your oven.
6. Remove from oven when inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let stand in pans for 5 minutes, then turn out onto wire rack to cool.

Notes: I like to add chocolate chips to my zucchini bread for a sweeter flavor.