Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set a side. In a large bowl creame butter, sugar, vanilla, eggs and bananas plus a grated carrot. Add dry mixture. Mix well. Add chopped nuts. Place in a greased loaf pan. Bake 350° for 1 hour.

Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Procedure: In a food processor fitted with the metal blade, cream together the blue cheese and butter. Add the flour and cayenne, processing just to blend.

Transfer to a bowl and work in the poppy seeds. Divide the dough in half, wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes. Roll each dough half into a 1 inch thick cylinder and refrigerate again until very firm, about 2 hours.

Cut the cylinders into 1/4 inch thick slices. Place on ungreased baking sheets and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 17- 20 minutes, until golden brown.

In a saucepan heat milk to lukewarm. Pour milk into a large bowl and splinkle yeast on top, set a side. Place raisins in a bowl and add warm water to cover. This will make the raisins plump up; set aside. Now, in a bowl combine flour, brown sugar, gluten, cinnamon and salt. Beat 2 eggs into yeast, add 3 tbsp. butter, then stir into flour mixture, mixing until dough holds together (if dough is dry, add a little water). Drain raisins, then knead into dough. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until elastic (dough will be sticky), about 5 minutes. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl, cover with a damp cloth, and set aside to rise until doubled, about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 400°. Return dough to floured surface and flatten into a rectangle about 9" X 11". Roll up dough to create a tight 9"-long cylinder. Pinch seam closed, then fold in outer ends and pinch closed. Shape into a loaf about 4" X 8". Put loaf, seam side down, in a buttered 9" X 4 1/2" loaf pan. Cover with a clean dish towel and set aside to rise for 30 minutes. Mix remaining 1 egg with 2 tbsp. water, brush over loaf, and bake for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°, then bake for 25 minutes more. Remove loaf from pan and allow to cool on a rack.