Zucchini Bread
Ingredients:1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 t ground cinnamon
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1/4 baking powder
1/4 t ground nutmeg
1 egg, beaten
1 cup sugar
1 cup finely shredded, unpeeled zucchini
1/4 cup cooking oil
1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnuts, pecans)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottom and 1/2 inch up the sides of loaf pan. In medium bowl, combine dry ingredients.
2. In another bowl combine the rest of the ingredients (not the nuts). Add this to the dry ingredients, stir until just moistened. Fold in nuts, spoon batter into prepared pan.
3. Bake for 50-55 minutes. Test with a toothpick. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and allow to coll completely on a wire rack. Wrap and store overnight before serving.
It is delicious to add cream cheese as a topping. YUMM!!!
Other ideas for zucchini:
saute with yellow squash, onion, garlic and soy sauce
steam
zucchini crisp
zucchini cake
use drakes batter and fry the slices
add to vegetable soup or minestrone soup
add chocolate chips to the zucchini bread
take a large zucchini, cut and season grill it and eat it like a hamburger
use in casseroles
There are lots of creative things to do with zucchini. Enjoy fresh summer vegetables while we have them!!!
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