| AMAZINGLY VERSATILE ZUCCHINI BREAD |
This recipe is a favorite on the farm. It has worked well with every
variation we can think of, from substituting bananas for half of the
zucchini, adding chopped apples and walnuts, or grating fresh ginger
and zesting an orange and adding it to the mix. Other fun add-ins
include dried fruit like dates, raisins, or cranberries, almonds, pecans,
or other nuts, even chocolate or butterscotch chips. Oatmeal, whole
wheat flour, rice flour, corn meal, or other flours could be
substituted for part of the flour. Cloves, nutmeg, allspice, or other
spices can substitute for or be added to the cinnamon.
1 ½ cups freshly chopped zucchini
2 cups flour or other grain
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
¾ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
¾ tsp baking powder
¾ tsp baking soda
2 ½ tsp cinnamon
¾ cup walnut pieces
Preheat oven to 350°F. In large mixing bowl, combine sugars, oil, and
eggs, mix well. In smaller bowl, sift flour, baking soda, baking powder,
and cinnamon. Add dry ingredients to sugar, oil and eggs. Fold in
zucchini and nuts. Divide mixture into 2 greased loaf pans and bake 55
minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
variation we can think of, from substituting bananas for half of the
zucchini, adding chopped apples and walnuts, or grating fresh ginger
and zesting an orange and adding it to the mix. Other fun add-ins
include dried fruit like dates, raisins, or cranberries, almonds, pecans,
or other nuts, even chocolate or butterscotch chips. Oatmeal, whole
wheat flour, rice flour, corn meal, or other flours could be
substituted for part of the flour. Cloves, nutmeg, allspice, or other
spices can substitute for or be added to the cinnamon.
1 ½ cups freshly chopped zucchini
2 cups flour or other grain
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
¾ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
¾ tsp baking powder
¾ tsp baking soda
2 ½ tsp cinnamon
¾ cup walnut pieces
Preheat oven to 350°F. In large mixing bowl, combine sugars, oil, and
eggs, mix well. In smaller bowl, sift flour, baking soda, baking powder,
and cinnamon. Add dry ingredients to sugar, oil and eggs. Fold in
zucchini and nuts. Divide mixture into 2 greased loaf pans and bake 55
minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
