Want to bake something for a neighbor, need suggestions?

Question

Our neighbor gave us a gate to use for our new dog. I want to bake something for him. I was planning on making it in a nice basket with a package of coffee beans. What is a good thing to bake that goes well with coffee?
Any recipes please?

Answer 1

a quick bread ....like banana bread or cinnamon bread
cookies would be also good, maybe some plain butter ones.

Answer 2

Coffee cake would be good with coffee. Do a search at www.allrecipes.com

Also banana bread. Here's a wonderful recipe I found years ago online. It was someones grandma's recipe and people request this from me now. It's sooo good! It uses less flour than other banana bread recipes and butter instead of oil. It makes a yummy difference!

Teta’s Banana Bread

3 ripe bananas (4 if small)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup butter (melted)
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt (I either use none, or just a pinch)

Directions
Mash bananas with fork in a shallow bowl. Stir in sugar, egg and melted butter. Stir in dry ingredients. Pour into buttered 9-inch loaf pan. Bake at 325 for 50 minutes.

Two tips - I squish the bananas while they’re in their peel, it's much easier to mash afterwards.

Also, sometimes the top starts getting dark too early so I let it get as brown as I want it to be, then cover it with foil.

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Answer 3

This carrot cake is moist and delicious and doesn’t contain every spice from the cupboard.

Ingredients

For the cake:
2 cups self-rising flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
4 eggs
3 cups grated carrots
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
1/4 cup currants

For the cream cheese frosting:
1 [8 ounce] package cream cheese
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 pound confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Method
Preheat the oven to 350.
Grease two 9 inch round cake pans.

In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, cinnamon and sugar. Add the oil and eggs, mix until blended, then stir in the carrots, raisins, dates, and currants. Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pans.

Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven. A toothpick inserted into the cake should come out clean. Cool cakes on wire racks before removing from pans.

To make the frosting, use the second set of ingredients. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese, add the sugar and cream well. Stir in the vanilla. Use to fill and frost the cooled cake layers.

Answer 4

INGREDIENTS
2 cups fresh or frozen unsweetened strawberries
1 1/2 cups diced fresh or frozen rhubarb
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
3 tablespoons cold water
CAKE:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup cold butter or margarine
2 eggs
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
TOPPING:
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon cold butter
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
DIRECTIONS
In a saucepan, combine strawberries, rhubarb and sugar; let stand for 15 minutes. Combine cornstarch and water; stir into the fruit mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, baking powder and baking soda; cut in butter until crumbly. In a small mixing bowl, beat eggs, buttermilk and extract; add to flour mixture and mix well. Spread half of the batter into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Carefully spoon the fruit mixture on top. Spoon remaining batter over fruit mixture.
For topping, combine sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Sprinkle over batter. Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean.

Answer 5

How about a nice baked chicken with a baked potato and baked string bean casserole followed up with a baked alaska ...now this is a dish I bet no other neighbor will bring....

Answer 6

First, take a look at this list:
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/breakcoff/breakcoff.html

And then, this list:
http://www.joyofbaking.com/cakes.html

Any one of these would go great with coffee. I often bake recipes from joyofbaking.

Answer 7

I would suggest either a banana bread or chocolate chip cookies. I'm sure both will go great with coffee. Here are my favorite recipes I always use;

Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

¾ cup Butter Flavor Crisco Shortening
1¼ cups firmly packed light brown sugar
2 Tbsp milk
1 Tbsp vanilla
1 egg
1¾ cups flour
1 tsp salt
¾ tsp baking soda
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts (optional)


Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl.
Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat egg into creamed mixture.
Combine flour, salt and baking soda in separate bowl. Mix dry ingredients into creamed mixture just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes for chewy cookies, or 11-13 minutes for crisp cookies. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies and place on foil to cool completely.


Banana Bread

1½ cups flour
½ tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
¾ cup sugar
½ cup margarine (1 stick)
3 mashed ripe bananas
2 eggs beaten


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour loaf pan. Mix dry ingredients (flour, salt and baking soda) in bowl, set aside. Mash bananas and eggs together. Mash softened margarine and sugar into banana mixture. Add dry ingredients, leave lumpy. Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into middle of loaf comes out clean.

Answer 8

Carrot muffins come to my mind when you ask. They smell so great, and can be used now, or frozen for later. The smell of a great coffee in a basket with carrot muffins would certainly win my appreciation!

Answer 9

Bake a loaf of Banana bread or whatever is in season where you are.Bread with coffee, nothing better...

Answer 10

Try baking Chocolate Pound Cake
cups (12-ounce package) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, divided
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups packed light brown sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup milk

Directions:
PREHEAT oven to 350º F. Grease 10-inch Bundt pan.

MICROWAVE 1 1/2 cups morsels in medium, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl on HIGH (100%) power for 1 minute; STIR. The morsels may retain some of their original shape. If necessary, microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted. Cool to room temperature.

COMBINE flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Beat sugar, butter and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in melted chocolate. Gradually beat in flour mixture alternately with milk. Spoon into prepared Bundt pan.

BAKE for 55 to 65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake comes out clean. Cool in pan for 30 minutes. Invert cake onto wire rack to cool completely.

MICROWAVE remaining morsels in heavy-duty plastic bag on HIGH (100%) power for 45 seconds; knead bag. Microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals, kneading until smooth. Cut a small hole in corner of bag; squeeze to drizzle over cake.

Answer 11

Coffee cake!!
just do a quick bread top with a brown sugar, butter, pecan, and a little flour.