A Tasty, Brown Sugar & Cinnamon Bread Recipe

2 c flour
1 package yeast
2 T cinnamon
1/2 - 1 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp ground coriander

Sift together & set aside.

2 1/4 c milk
2 1/2 T butter
2 tsp salt
8 T brown sugar

Heat in pot until butter begins to melt. Pour into flour mixture and blend well. Add flour until it's too thick for the hand mixer. Turn out onto floured surface and knead (adding flour as you do) until smooth. Place in greased mixing bowl and let rise in a warm spot until double (usually about an hour). Punch down and turn out onto floured surface. Divide in two. Pat each flat. Prepare a butter and sugar mix (I used a whole stick of butter and about 1/2-3/4 c brown sugar, adding some cinnamon and cloves, but use only how much you like. Cinnamon and cloves are optional) and spread onto flattened dough. Roll into loaf shape and place in pan. let rise once more until double (one hour). Bake at 375* for 30 minutes or until done.

I based this off a white bread recipe from Better Homes and Gardens cook book (original edition) and altered it. If anyone has any tips or ideas to improve it, please let me know! :)

My own cookie recipe

So, I decided to try to develop my own recipe. This is what I came up with. I may change it, I may never make it again, but I thought of it all by myself (unless I'm remembering another recipe and not realizing it. I don't think I am.)

2 cups of flour
1 cup of sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup of oil (olive oil, saffron oil or similar)
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Thoroughly blend oil, eggs, sugar, salt, vanilla, cloves and cinnamon. Sift together four and baking soda, then add slowly to mixture. Roll into tablespoon size balls, pat flat and place on cookie sheet. Bake for 12-16 min, until light gold colored (until done).

I tried using 1 tsp. cloves and 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon with a 1/2 cup of honey. That resulted in adding 2 more cups of flour. I threw some cinnamon chips and chocolate chips in, too, and those would probably be good in the above recipe, but when I added to it, it turned out kind of bland (due to all the extra flour) although my husband liked them. Any tips or pointers are. of course, welcome.