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I did find it sweet. I have never been a fan of zucchini, but when I realized I had it growing in my garden (I had purchased a victory garden flat of veggie starts that included a squash.. Just set out a few slices to dry out the night before. The muffins took 30 minutes to cook through and I added chocolate chips to those. Thanks for giving us a truly worthwhile, single large, one pan cake/bread that will stay in my permanent collection. Step 1 Preheat oven to 350 F. Step 3 Whisk in the eggs vanilla and salt. My zucchine bread is in the oven. I think it was because I used 2 cups of thawed frozen shredded zucchini and didnt drain enough of the water out of it. (And maybe healthy? I have a question about bread pans. ), and they turned out lovely.New go-to recipe! Used about 60g less sugar, because (1) apples and carrots are sweeter than zucchini, and (2) I was adding about 80g of minced crystallized ginger. Cant wait to dig into them tomorrow. Perfect with coffee, and my toddler was a big fan as well! In a large bowl, whisk together oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and coffee extract until smooth and creamy. Made this twice in 2 days. Its clutter-free you can schmear chocolate or sweetened cream cheese or salted butter on top, where it has the most impact. I let them cool and tried two slices. I did. This recipe is a keeper! Hi Deb, Followed the instructions as is. But I wish the flavor was more zucchini. I used 100% whole wheat flour (250 grams), skipped the sugar topping, and didnt have nutmeg, so I used a little extra cinnamon. I think if you went by weight, thats your best bet. Thank you. Man I love this recipe comes together so easily and it does get better with age if anyone has any control to let it last even the 24 hours. just made this one. @Elisabethwarcher & @SaraB1313 So.this is sitting on a cooling rack on my counter. Id probably start with replacing 1/3 the flour with your best dark cocoa powder. It needed 5 more minutes of baking time. Every recipe that comes from smitten kitchen is always great!! I didnt have dark brown sugar so I used light brown and added 1.5t of molasses to my recipe based on substitutions I read online. I know a lot of people have made comments about making this healthier all my respect to you but I went in a different direction I added dark chocolate chips and I highly recommend it! My favourite part in the crunchy topping! I think the flavor would go well. i cut the white sugar by half (only put 50 grams) and kept the brown sugar as is b/c I wanted to make sure the bread stays as moist as possible. If it does, you should be good to go. My Zuke bread, while tasty, came out a little rubbery. Sorry Deb, that last step stinks. A big improvement. together. I never even bother growing it because my neighbors will zuke bomb me, leaving a zucchini on the porch, ringing the doorbell and running away (not really on that last part haha). Its actually somewhat annoying to look back at all the salting, draining and wringing of this vegetable Ive done with previous recipes. Otherwise, Id do away with the sugar topping. So happy to use my garden zucchini here. 2. Looks like it took other people about 22 minutes but Id always check sooner to be safe. This was easy, delicious, beguiling. Thank you! Stayed moist for several days and the crispy top was fantastic. I cant imagine lighter brown sugar is awful- but figured Id check. Thanks, Deb! Has anyone tried making this with walnuts in it? Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves into a bowl and set aside. Vegan egg replacement: One T of ground flax seed mixed with three T water will replace one egg. Cant say if I had sweet zucchinis? Ive also occasionally added cocoa powder (1/4-1-2c) to the delight of my children. ), and this morning I had two sad, half frozen zucchinis that were just begging to be made into bread. I absolutely love this ZucchiniBread thank you for the recipe I may up the leavening a tad to compensate for the add-ins. I am convinced this truly is the ultimate zucchini bread recipe. How would you adapt the recipe (temperature, cooking time, etc)? Instead of a toothpick to test, I use a wooden kabob skewer so it gets all the way to the bottom of the pan when you have a high rising loaf. It was not baked after 50 minutes and turned into an unbaked, glutinous jelly-like texture. So mature looking. I made this because a friend gave me a big zucchini from her garden, followed the recipe exactly and have never gotten so many compliments. Four years ago: Takeout-Style Sesame Noodles with Cucumber I have never made a recipe of yours that wasnt amazing. Works really good with summer squash (the yellow kind), too!! Perfect texture and moisture level. Your recipe is almost like the one I have been baking for years! My loaf required an a 65 minute bake and ended up quite claggy. Making another one tonight! You know, unwrapping, defrosting, schmearing with cream cheese takes time and effort. Ive made this dozens of times now, and it gets great compliments! I may even experiment adding a little less of each sugar to the batter because I really love the crust the coarse sugar makes on top and i add extra to mine. Delicious! I subbed half whole wheat for the ap flour, to delude myself into thinking its better for me and I had no issues. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Would it be helpful or detrimental to put some parchment in the pan before greasing with spray? Go to Recipe. Just wanted to report back that I made this gluten free by substituting King Arthur gluten free flour 1:1. We all loved it! I underbaked it heartbroken to see that it sunk so I just started eating the half-raw loaf straight from the pan with a fork. I made them gluten free muffins: 120 g sorghum flour, 50 g tapioca flour, the rest i used a GF baking mix (but Ill use just sorghum and tapioca next time, increasing the weight according to the above ratio). Place grated zucchini in a large bowl and add oil, eggs, sugars, vanilla, and salt. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. I think so, because my loaf pan holds 6 cups (exactly). As a matter of fact the photo of yours is exactly like the one I took out of my oven a couple weeks ago. Remove bread from pans; cool completely on wire . Im gonna look for that ground cloves and cocoa recipe! If the item is still cooling, we leave the microwave door slightly ajar, otherwise we close it for extra security! Hello! Stir in zucchini. My husband claims it is the best zucchini bread and Im going with that. The zucchini/banana mix was wonderful! The loaf turned out PERFECTLY, though I have to admit, I only gave it a couple hours to cool instead of the recommended overnight. It was so delicious. . @SJ Anything to report back? Id buy just over 1 pound (maybe 17 ounces) to make sure that you have 13 ounces once trimmed. No change to the sugar on top. How much cocoa powder did you add? thank you! I loved the sugar topping the next day, but it didnt take more than another day or two before the topping absorbed moisture from the loaf and lost its crunch. We were recipients of 5 humongous homegrown zucchini and they weighed almost 20 pounds for the 5 of them! Well, I have found my favorite zucchini bread recipe. How long would it normally take to bake small loaves versus the regular size pan? I added lemon zest, which I think helped bring a little somethin extra. I made this yesterday with zucchinis I got through a farm shareI hate zucchini, and zucchini bread is the only way Ill consider eating it. Thanks Deb! It turned out perfectly. Some people (King Arthur Baking) get 120 grams. If your zucchini has a lot of moisture, gently press between some paper towels to remove excess moisture. Thank you! Should I not have made the cupcakes? Use the large, not small, holes of a box grater to shred the zucchini. this was so fun! Thank you for making this recipe better than all the other stupid ones out there. Very exciting! I have a feeling it may get a bit chewy, if that makes any sense (for those who have baked low-fat, youll know what I mean). I think thats an issue with a lot of recipes. 3.5 Years Ago: Everyday Meatballs and Roasted Yams with Chickpeas and Yogurt I just put my very short-napping-7-month-old down for a nap and decided to take a stab at this. However, the search function on your website is soooo frustrating, type a couple letters and the oddest stuff comes up. I find most zucchini bread recipes to yield underwhelming results but not this recipe! Ill try to wait. I love using only 1 bowl. Id be more inclined to swap some of the zucchini for it. For the second batch I made muffins and got about 20, filling each about 3/4 full. (Next time I may wring out the zucchini when using the vegan egg replacement in case that might help.). https://alexandracooks.com/2007/07/19/zucchini-bread/?ck_subscriber_id=445143048. 3 tablespoons of the liquid from canned chickpeas. The JB recipe is for a much smaller bread- it has less flour, so of course uses less sugar, oil, etc. doubled the recipe but only put slightly more baking soda and baking powder YUM . To speak to those folks who say its bland I looked through a bunch of other recipes and it looks like the spices in this recipe are scaled way back. First published August 2, 2019 on smittenkitchen.com |, Takeout-Style Sesame Noodles with Cucumber, Banana Nutella and Salted Pistachio Popsicles, Pearl Couscous with Olives and Roasted Tomatoes, https://comfybelly.com/2012/09/zucchini-bread-using-almond-flour/, https://drive.google.com/open?id=1EFDLgMvPbeZpJdLjzaGgKwymqE_otj-nI5Eh34sXnOA, Trixie and Dustin of Trixiepix and The Tea Drinker, https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/squash/summer-squash/costata-romanesco-squash-seed-2053.html, https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1435999, https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1436366, https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1436828, https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1437021, https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1442583, https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1444570, https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1449998, https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1599910, https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1442220, https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1443841, https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1590326, https://alexandracooks.com/2007/07/19/zucchini-bread/?ck_subscriber_id=445143048, 2 cups (13 ounces or 370 grams) grated, packed zucchini, not wrung out, grated on the large holes of a box grater, 2/3 cup (160 ml) of a neutral oil (I use safflower), olive oil, or melted unsalted butter, 1/2 cup (95 grams) packed dark brown sugar, 1/8 teaspoon ground or freshly grated nutmeg, 2 tablespoons (25 grams) raw or turbinado sugar. Thoughts? Wonderful recipe! Next time Im making two and putting one higher than the telescopic reach of the four-year-old. Best and easiest zucchini bread I have EVER made or eaten! Do you think that this bread would be good if you froze it in slices and thawed in the oven at a later date? ), I wont get to taste the deliciousness until tonight. (This thing is bigger than my not-that-small upper arm, so I think I will still have enough.). Just pulled a beautiful tall loaf out of the oven! Baked for 25 minutes at 350.) I followed the recipe exactly except for reducing the sugar a tiny bit. once as written (it was delicious) and once subbing some of the oil for applesauce. Meant to add that i baked it for 55 minutes and checked the internal temp, which was almost 210. Havent tried this recipe yet, but it looks good & is similar to a pineapple zucchini bread Ive been making for decades, also with shredded, undrained zucchini. Laurine, I plan to make these tonight and use muffin tins to bake them up. My only thought/comment: leaving a loaf of a baked good uncovered, in my house, means a cat will eat it (yes, really). Will be tucking some of these in the freezer although I know that crusty lid will suffer. So, the next day, I shredded more zucchini (used a food processor. Can I keep it on the kitchen counter with a tea towel over it with having the topping go soft. Read more: Alexandra's Kitchen's "Super Moist" Zucchini Bread Recipe Is a Total Game-Changer. Somewhere along my process, I forgot the oil. It would add more dimension to this bread. I think they provide less moisture. Long sentence there but I feel my enthusiasm is warranted. 25 minutes and 16 minutes respectively. I really wanted to cut back the sugar but didnt go below 175g total. My second loaf is still cooling in the pan. I was scrolling to see if I could make this even easier! Your best-ever zucchini bread recipe came just at the right time. Yummy! I made it too, but will make this next time. Delicious. I am sure my glucose level went pretty high but it was worth it! The big change I made was to wisk all the dry ingredients together before adding to wet ingredients. I used 2 cups of carrots, honestly because I forgot that I planned to use less, and it worked out well. or is it possible the weather was too hot/humid in the kitchen?) I *just* made this and even not-quite-cooled fresh from the oven its wonderful. Its a very dense loaf and rather moist. Perfect Saturday activity! Not too sweet, so tasty! Do I really have to?? I used half white whole wheat flour and half AP flour and less cinnamon. I had given up after my last attempt several years ago. The texture of the top is delightful. Id never made zucc bread before and this came out perfect. Ive sent 3 people your recipe already! Ive made the ultimate zucchini bread a few times now and the first few times it came out absolutely delicious and perfect! We got zucchini bombed by a neighbor, and were searching for non-wasteful ways to use a huge squash (we usually use them for target practice). or have you already adjusted the sugar? Thanks. I pretty much always make Debs marbled banana bread in a square pan! Probably needed every other ingredient scaled up by 1.5x to ensure it worked. Yes, worked perfectly! Best zucchini bread ever! My patty pan squash is far more prolific then my zucchini this year. In any case, thanks for sharing your article, its always a pleasure reading your work~! Can we make this with wheat flour instead of all purpose? Just like the picture. Perhaps next time Ill do a double batch, so I can have instant gratification AND a properly-aged loaf. Delicious! I have to admit, it felt odd to leave it out and uncovered for so long, but Im an instruction follower. No but you could, if you so desired, add up all of the ingredient weights and you wont be far off. I have heard that these gentle giants can be more watery than their younger brothers. The zucchini bread came out tender and moist. It was very easy to make love the one bowl cleanup. Can I make it, let it cool over night and then freeze it? I highly recommend it. It is delicious! I love reading your comments as much as I love trying your recipes. Id like to add them and Im not sure how much to add to the recipe. Love how easy it was to make and that I only had one bowl to clean. Fantastic! Super moist even with me failing to properly multitask while making dinner and pulling it out several minutes later than intended The crackly sugar crusted top really sets this apart from other zucchini breads. None, but Id still let them rest a bunch of hours. I am interested in that experiment! It looks delicious. We have puffy pancakes regularly now with the simpler recipe, not just once per year. I left the second loaf in the oven for 65 min. 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