I'm looking for a quick and easy (and maybe failproof!) zucchini bread recipe. I'm cooking for my flatmate this weekend and know she loves it, so want to surprise her. So if anyone has a particulary yummy recipe up their sleeves, I would really appreciate it!

Thanks!

I had three very ripe bananas to use up so I was looking around for a banana bread recipe that did not call for a lot of sugar or butter. I found an amazing looking recipe on King Arthur Flour's website for Banana Pina Colada Muffins (http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/banana-pia-colada-muffins-recipe). These muffins were beautiful; banana batter studded with dried pineapple chunks, topped off with a delightful shredded coconut crown. My only problem was I didn't have any butter so I kept searching until I found a recipe for Island Banana Bread on Vegetarian Times website (http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipes/9044?section=). This one is vegan but I decided to alter it to suit my tastes. The following recipe is a fusion of the two differen recipes into my own very own Island Banana Bread:

Ingredients

2 c. White Whole Wheat Flour

1/4 c. Soy Flour

2 tbsp. Dried Buttermilk Powder

1 tsp. Baking Powder

1 tsp. Baking Soda

1/2 tsp. Sea Salt

1/4 tsp. Nutmeg

1 c. Diced Dried Pineapple (or other dried fruit: dates, apricots, etc.)

1/2 c. Raisin Puree (or prune puree)

1 1/2 c. Mashed Ripe Bananas

1/2 c. Packed Brown Sugar

2 Eggs

1 tsp. Rum

3/4 c. Orange Juice

1/3 c. Shredded Coconut

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350F and prepare a 9x5" loaf pan with canola oil.

2. Combine & set aside: white whole wheat flour, soy flour, dried buttermilk powder, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt, and nutmeg.

3. Mash together raisin puree and bananas.

4. Beat in: brown sugar, eggs, rum, and orange juice.

5. Stir in flour mixture all at once, stirring gently to combine.

6. Fold in pineapple.

7. Pour batter into pan and sprinkle with shredded coconut, pressing it down gently into the batter.

8. Bake til knife inserted into the center comes out clean (about an hour).

The result was a beautiful banana loaf, laden with sweet bits of tender pineapple and decorated with a toasty coconut crust.

I have tried to make Irish Soda Bread from recipes that I've found on the net and none of them have been any good. They have all been dry and fairly tasteless. I was wandering if anyone here has a good recipe that I might try before I give up on soda bread completely. I was thinking that maybe I would try replacing some of the flour in the recipe with almond flour and see if that didn't add a little flavor and moisture.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I have made bran muffins with buttermilk, with nice results. Can I substitute yogurt for the buttermilk? The only leavener called for in the recipe is baking soda, and I am wondering if the yogurt would offer the same acidity, along with molasses, to activate the baking soda sufficiently? I understand the flavor would be affected somewhat. Thanks, Ray

I have made the sourdough pancakes and english muffins before.  Now you have to add baking soda to the final sponge, and it says that it will bubble...now I have a sourdough starter that has successfully made sourdough before, but I get no bubbles when I add the baking soda....why?

So my favorite muffins in world are Mimi's Cafe's! My favorite of their muffins is their Pumpkin Spice Muffins, but we live about 1 hour away from the closest Mimi's. I hate to ask for recipes from resturant chains, but does anyone have a recipe for their Pumpkin Spice Muffins?  

A while back (before I was into bread making/ baking) I was a guest at someone's house and they served the most amazing buckwheat biscuits. I have no way of finding that person to ask- so I was wondering if anyone has a recipe they like for buckwheat biscuits. 

These biscuits were very dark in color, and had "peaks" on them because the dough was very wet and sticky. I did ask for the recipe when I was there and the lady who made them said, "Oh, yeah they're from "so-and-so's cookbook"- sounded like a popular cook book but I didn't know much about baking then so I can't remember what book/ who the author might have been.

Any help appreciated! Thanks :-)

Edit: I should clarify...I have been all over Google, etc trying to find something similar but can't. I was hoping someone would know which cook book and maybe could dig out the recipe or just let me know which book/ author has a good recipe that you have tried.

Is it the Baking soda that causes a slight 'fishy' smell in Soda Bread and Pancakes?  I don't like it - is there a way of avoiding it or am I simply using too much soda?   Thanks to all for continued inspiration.  Barry

Today I made the egg free banana bread that is posted on this forum.  I've made this recipe several times but today I must've made some mistake because the bread just fell apart.  I honestly think I used too many chocolate chips!  Has this ever happened to you?  

Hi

Does anyone know of a really good date loaf recipe?

Thx

Kemi