Today the bees started appearing around the mountain. Yesterday it was dandelions. Makes me itch to get a garden in the ground. This recipe was finally perfected when I lived in Pennsylvania a few years ago as I would be given as much zucchini as I wanted by a local farmer. I think the apple is the magic touch, but you can decide.
Double Batch Zucchini Bread (I use a 9x6ish deep casserole dish, or two regular sized bread pans)
preheat the oven to 350 degrees
3 cups all purpose flour
lots of good cinnamon
a hearty dose of cloves, nutmeg, and allspice
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. baking powder
whisk together in a large bowl
grate in 2 med. zucchini or one large
grate in an apple (pick a good "baking" apple, I usually don't even peel it)
add tbs. of lemon
1/4 tsp. lemon zest
2 eggs (lightly beaten, just make a hole in the grated pile, and whisk it there)
½ cup vegetable oil
stir until all blended
bake for 60 minutes or until the top when tapped feels firm
Another thing to do with this, if you used the 2 pan method:
Citrus Infused Stuffed French Toast slice bread into 2 inch slabs
from the flat side of the slice, cut a chamber about 3 inches long and 3 inches deep
filling:
½ block softened cream cheese
2 tbs.. lemon zest
whip with enough orange juice to make "spreadable"
I use a butter knife and pinch the bread over the knife and squeeze the cheese mixture off
now refrigerate for ½ ish hours(until the cream cheese hardens some)
whisk 2 eggs and a hearty shot of milk
dip slices in egg mixture
fry up with butter in a medium/hot pan
I serve it with a mild preserve like apricot or orange
Double Batch Zucchini Bread (I use a 9x6ish deep casserole dish, or two regular sized bread pans)
preheat the oven to 350 degrees
3 cups all purpose flour
lots of good cinnamon
a hearty dose of cloves, nutmeg, and allspice
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. baking powder
whisk together in a large bowl
grate in 2 med. zucchini or one large
grate in an apple (pick a good "baking" apple, I usually don't even peel it)
add tbs. of lemon
1/4 tsp. lemon zest
2 eggs (lightly beaten, just make a hole in the grated pile, and whisk it there)
½ cup vegetable oil
stir until all blended
bake for 60 minutes or until the top when tapped feels firm
Another thing to do with this, if you used the 2 pan method:
Citrus Infused Stuffed French Toast slice bread into 2 inch slabs
from the flat side of the slice, cut a chamber about 3 inches long and 3 inches deep
filling:
½ block softened cream cheese
2 tbs.. lemon zest
whip with enough orange juice to make "spreadable"
I use a butter knife and pinch the bread over the knife and squeeze the cheese mixture off
now refrigerate for ½ ish hours(until the cream cheese hardens some)
whisk 2 eggs and a hearty shot of milk
dip slices in egg mixture
fry up with butter in a medium/hot pan
I serve it with a mild preserve like apricot or orange
