Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

·         Prep Time: 20 minutes

          Bake time: about 50 minutes

          1 cup butter or margarine, softened

·         1 ½ cups white sugar

·         1 ½ cups brown sugar

·         3 eggs

·         1 tsp vanilla

·         3 cups all-purpose flour

·         1 tablespoon baking powder

·         1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

·         3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

·         1 teaspoon ground cloves

·         1 teaspoon allspice

·         1 ½ teaspoons ground nutmeg

·         1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin

·         1-2 cups chocolate chips

In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs; mix well. Combine dry ingredients; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Stir in pumpkin, then chocolate chips. Pour into two greased loaf pans (or four small ones). Bake at 350 degrees F for 45-60 minutes or until bread tests done.

Rosemary Bread

This bread tastes just like Macaroni Grill bread- serve it with some olive oil sprinkled with freshly ground pepper and it's perfect!

Prep time: 10 minutes

Bake time: 3 hours (or whatever your bread machine requires for a 1.5 pound white loaf)

• 1 cup milk (use water if you want crispier crust)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried rosemary (fresh would also work well)
• 2 1/2 cups flour (I use whole wheat)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast

Place all ingredients in bread machine in the above order, and run for a white bread 1.5 pound loaf cycle. 

When it is all finished, brush the top with a little bit of oil and additional Italian seasoning and rosemary to make it pretty :)

It smells delicious while its baking and tastes even better. We ate the whole loaf with my Pumpkin Black Bean Soup- an amazing dinner!!

Sticky Buns

You got it, these are the classic Martin Family Sticky Buns that everyone will do just about anything for!

15 oz package frozen rolls

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup margarine

1 package butterscotch pudding

Arrange rolls in greased pan, sprinkle pudding mix and sugar over the top, cover with melted butter. Cover with a towel and let rise at room temperature. Bake at 350 F for about 20-25 minutes. ENJOY!

Cinnamon Suger Monkey Bread

1/3 c sugar

3 tbsp cinnamon

1/3 c melted butter

1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed

In a small bowl, mix together the cinnamon and sugar. Melt butter in a bowl. Break the bread dough off in walnut-sized pieces, and dip each piece into the butter, and then roll in cinnamon sugar mix. Place coated dough balls into greased bundt/tube pan. Pour additional butter and cinnamon sugar mix over the top. Cover with towel, and let rise until doubled in size, about 45 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 30 minutes or until dough is cooked in the center. Delicious for breakfast!

Garlic Parmesan Monkey Bread

• 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp oregano
• (any additional herb seasonings you like on bread)
• 5 tbsp butter, melted
• 1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
• 1/4 c Parmesan cheese

In a medium bowl, mix together the garlic powder, salt, oregano, and any additional seasonings until well blended. Melt butter in a bowl. Break the bread dough off in walnut-sized pieces, and dip each piece into the butter, and then roll in seasoning mixture. Place coated dough balls into greased bundt/tube pan. Once there is a layer of balls covering the bottom of the pan, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Repeat, sprinkling each layer with cheese until everything is in the pan. Pour additional butter and seasonings on the top. Cover with towel, and let rise until doubled in size, about 45 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 30 minutes or until dough is cooked in the center.