Breadsticks

Breadsticks

1 T yeast
1 1/2 c warm water
2 T sugar
1/2 t salt
3 c flour (you may need up to 1 c more)
1 cube melted butter

Parmesan cheese
garlic salt
sesame seeds
cinnamon sugar

Dissolve yeast in warm water.  (Hot tap water works.)  Add sugar, salt, & flour.  Mix together & knead for 3 minutes.  Let dough rise for 10 minutes.  Roll out large rectangle, about the size of a cookie sheet & about 1/2" thick.  Or you can pinch off small pieces & make a snake of dough.  Melt butter & pour on cookie sheet (or melt butter in the oven on the cookie sheet as it preheats.) Cut dough in strips, (A pizza cutter works great!) roll in butter, & put on cookie sheet.  (For slightly crispier breadsticks, use 2 cookie sheets with half a cube of butter melted on each.)  Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, sesame seeds, or garlic salt.  For a sweet variation, sprinkle with a cinnamon sugar mixture.  Let rise about 10 minutes.  Bake at 375 for about 20 minutes or until light brown.  Makes about 2 dozen, if small. 

Banana Bread

Banana Bread

1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. sugar
2 eggs, well beaten
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1 c. mashed bananas
1/3 c. chopped nuts (optional)
1 tsp. vanilla
cinnamon to taste (optional)
chocolate chips (optional)

Cream butter & sugar.
Add eggs, banana, & dry ingredient, nuts, & vanilla.
Put in waxed paper lined or greased loaf pan.
Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until toothpick tests done.