What do you with a GIGANTIC zucchini?
Well, you make zucchini bread of course. A local around here in Maryland gave these to me. I don't know what he has in his soil, but these were the biggest vegetables I have ever seen in my life!
The bread is delicious too!!
Well, you make zucchini bread of course. A local around here in Maryland gave these to me. I don't know what he has in his soil, but these were the biggest vegetables I have ever seen in my life!
The bread is delicious too!!
Zucchini Bread
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
- Prep Time:
- 10 min
- Inactive Prep Time:
- hr min
- Cook Time:
- 1 hr 0 min
- Level:
- Easy
- Serves:
- 2 loaves
Ingredients
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 1/3 cup water
- 2 cups grated zucchini
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar. In a separate bowl, combine oil, eggs, water, zucchini and lemon juice. Mix wet ingredients into dry, add nuts and fold in. Bake in 2 standard loaf pans, sprayed with nonstick spray, for 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Alternately, bake in 5 mini loaf pans for about 45 minutes.
*I did not put any lemon juice or nuts in mine.
XOXO
Happy Zucchini Bread Day!! (I made that one up!!) xoxo
ReplyDeleteWHAT? I missed your birthday??? OH NO!! Happy Belated Birthday Ronda!! I enjoy your posts and am so very glad you jumped in and started blogging. I hope you had a wonderful birthday and on Thursday Joan and I will toast YOU!!!! Many xoxos!!!
ReplyDeleteExactly what I have been wanting to find and make. You read my mind! xoxo
ReplyDeleteI love Zucchini bread... I used to have a friend bring me tons form her garden and in exchanged I'd make her bread my most fav!
ReplyDeleteNo worries Ina! I was trying not to make a big deal about it! It was very nice though. Went to China Town in Philadelphia with about 18 family members. We ate at a great place called Sang Kee, and it was very good!
ReplyDeleteI love zucchini bread too!
XOXO
Now those are some BIG zucchinis! Some people can for the winter months you will be baking a whole lot of bread and freezing for the months ahead. smile...
ReplyDeleteWhaaat did I see by Ina's comment, you had a bday?! Dang I'm sorry I missed it. Happy Belated Birthday! I hope all of your wishes come true this year.
How is the bathroom coming along?
xoxo...
Holy Zucchini! I love zucchini bread and Paula and your blog!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis looks good and fast enough for me to make before the guests wake up. I am going to add it to my zucchini muffin recipe and give it a whirl!!
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