Zucchini Bread

Well if your like me this time of year is wonderful!  Everything that you have been growing and working for in the gardens this summer is finally starting to pay off and reap the bounty.

Now if your like me you don’t really care for zucchini but it’s one of those veggies that really have no taste until you cook it or bake it.  So it let’s  you run away with your imagination.

A few years ago my mother gave me a bunch of zucchini out of her garden.  What in the world was I going to do?  I didn’t have any of her recipes for cookies, bread, or even relish.  So to the internet I went.  I found this one recipe and gave it a try.  After a few failed attempts, only because I found the cooking time and the amount it made was way off, I succeeded.  But along the way I made my own variations to this recipe and I do believe it’s one that you can adjust for just about anything as it seems to be a basic recipe.

The recipe is as follows:

Easy Zucchini Bread  (found it on Squidoo and yes I’m going to type it just as it’s listed)

• 2 c sugar
• 1 c oil
• 3 eggs
• 3 cup flour
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon (add to taste)
• 2 cup grated fresh zucchini
• 1 cup nuts
• 2 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree
2. In a large bowl, ix all ingredients together – in order!
3. Spray bread loaf pan
4. Pour bread mixture in bread loaf pan (there was actually another #3 here)
5. Bake for 50 minutes

Ok, so here’s the part.  If you read this you will see the instructions are a bit off.  Not sure if the person typing had a brain fart or what.

Here’s the issues along with changes I’ve made:

1. The batter will not fit in a normal loaf pan without over flowing when baking.  Batter rises.  Solution either make half or use two loaf pans.
2. Baking time is way off.  You will have to start checking it after an hour until it’s done.  I’ve had it where it took from 70 minutes to 90 minutes.
3. Add nutmeg either a half teaspoon or whole.  This is up to you and your taste preference.
4. Substitute nuts for raisins, cranberries (either dried or not), or anything else that you prefer.
5. Also along with #4 you might try increasing the amount, this is up to you.

However you choose to make this is up to you.  I’m out of zucchini as my supply has ran out, however, I had a bunch of dried cranberries so I think I may make some with those and see what we get.Enjoy!