Zucchini Bread

As if my CSA zucchini wasn’t enough, my friend brought me more beautiful zucchini from her garden. I made four loaves of this bread (two batches) with a single zucchini! Amazing.

This recipe was adapted from Smitten Kitchen. I incorporated whole wheat flour. As suggested, I used less sugar and also omitted the add-ins. We ate some, shared some, and froze some for later. This loaf improves with time- perfect to make the night before serving it for breakfast. I imagine it would also be delicious lightly toasted and topped with butter.

Yield: 2 loaves or 24 muffins

• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1/2 cup sunflower oil (can also used olive oil or another vegetable oil)
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (can also used half (or even all) turbinado or half light brown sugar)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp fine sea salt
• 2 cups grated, packed zucchini, not wrung out (from about 10 oz zucchini)
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, optional
• 1 to 2 cup dried cranberries, raisins, or chocolate chips (or a combination), optional

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, preferably on convection.
2. Generously grease 2 loaf pans (8×4 or 9×5) with butter and flour or with nonstick spray. Alternatively, grease 24 standard muffin cups or line with paper liners.
3. Whisk eggs, oil, butter, sugar, and vanilla in the bottom of a large bowl.
4. Sprinkle cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, and salt over the wet ingredients and whisk them in well.
5. Stir in zucchini.
6. Gently stir in flours, mixing only until incorporated.
7. Fold in any add-ins, if using.
8. Divide between prepared pans and bake for 55 to 65 minutes for a loaf, 20 to 25 minutes for muffins, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
9. Let cool for 10 minutes on a rack before inverting and removing from the pans. The loaves can also cool completely in pans.
10. Store wrapped in foil at room temperature for up to 5 days. Loaves also freeze well.

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I live in Stony Brook, New York on Long Island. I love garlic and baking. My hobby (and love) is to try new recipes. My favorite recipe resources include The New York Times, Food and Wine, Bon Appetit, and Martha Stewart Living. Enjoy!

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