I finally had enough of the giant zucchini sitting on my counter for a week and felt it was time to take action.
The one problem, I love zucchini too much to decide on just one recipe.
Zucchini really is great! You can bake it, fry it, stuff it, add it to pasta or pizza, make it into an appetizer or a dessert bread, so pretty much anything!
The result: an incredibly moist, and healthy, loaf of zucchini bread!
Another bonus, it takes less then 20 minutes to prep.
I have experimented with many Zucchini breads but they usually end up too dry for my liking. I have combined a few ideas and came up with a few on my own in order to create the perfect loaf of Zucchini bread.
I used currents (baby raisins) which added a nice texture and sweet flavor.
You will notice that when baking I usually choose to omit eggs and use apple sauce in stead. This is because egg’s only purpose is to act as a binder in recipes (while adding cholesterol and fat), apple sauce works just as well as eggs and makes recipes come out so much more moist! Also, no apple taste is left behind- don’t worry.
Yields 2 Loaves (one for you and one for a lucky friend)
3/4 cups apple sauce
1 cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
2 cups grated zucchini
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups whole wheat flour
3 teaspoons cinamon
pinch of nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
one cup raisins or chocolate chips (optional)
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
For the topping:
Combine a handful of oats, cinnamon and sugar and about 1/4 cup chopped nuts.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
grease and flour the loaf plans.
In a bowl combine the first 5 ingredients.
In another bowl combine the next 6 dry ingredients, and nuts or raisins if using. Add this to the zucchini mixture and stir.
Pour the batter into the prepared pans.
Sprinkle the oat mixture on top of your loaves.
Bake for 50 minutes, or until a tester inserted comes out clean.
By the end of the night it will look something like this:
ENJOY!
