Zucchini Bread

Zucchini Bread


Zucchini bread! When it comes to bread recipes this one stands out from the crowd. The moist, sweetness always leave you wanting more of this bread. From experience I can tell you that everyone you give a piece of Zucchini bread will ask you for the recipe. It tastes that good. Even when we made it this time we were asked for the recipe. Instead of telling everyone we meet, over and over how to make this recipe I can now tell them to check the website.


The preparation of Zucchini dishes, to me, isn't that well known in Trinidad and Tobago. People may wonder about other ways to cook it, instead of the normal currying or stewing, since the Zucchini is similar to lauki (loki, white gourd, chinese melon, long melon); a vegetable we use in our cooking. So this recipe could be added to your list of Zucchini recipes .



So next time you are shopping at the supermarket and you see Zucchini, buy one and try the recipe. I promise you when you're done you'll be asked for the recipe as well. It will be up to you to give it to them or ( in a whisper) keep it as your little secret. Don't worry I won't say anything :-) Enjoy!



TIPS:

In making the Zucchini bread follow the recipe closely because I wrote down everything exactly as it happened. I was a little more technical because I wanted the recipe to come out perfect when you try it. I gave the specific baking pan size we used and the oven temperatures so pay close attention to this. Other than that everything else is straightforward.




ZUCCHINI BREAD

1 medium zucchini, grated (will yield about 4 cups)
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
2 cups sugar
1 tbsp. mixed essence
1 tbsp. almond essence
2 eggs
1/2 cup oil
3 cups. flour



Add to the grated Zucchini: the nutmeg



salt



baking soda and baking powder



mixed essence



sugar



eggs



almond essence



and oil



Then add the flour and mix to a smooth consistency







Pour into a baking pan 24 X 14 X 6.5 cm. Pre-heat oven at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes.
Bake at 250 degrees F for 30 minutes then at 300 degrees F for 45 minutes.







Here we have the finished Zucchini bread.


Well that's it for this week; hope you enjoyed my posts. As usual I will see you all on Monday with more trini recipes. In the mean time try out the Zucchini bread and give me some feedback. I will love to hear how it comes out. See you soon. Bye!




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8 comments:

  1. Passion said...

    OMG, this looks soooooooo good. I am not a Zucchini fan but I am thinking of trying it.

  2. Felix Padilla said...

    You should try it and tell me what you think.

  3. tasteslikehome.org said...

    I've heard many good things about this bread but I am yet to try it.

  4. Felix Padilla said...

    Hey Cynthia what's up. Well all I can say is Zucchini Bread really tastes great. Thanks for the comment. :-)

  5. Judi L. SB, IN said...

    What if you wanted to make it in smaller pans?? What is the temp and time?

  6. Felix said...

    How small are the pans you're thinking of baking them in? The pans we used were 24 x 16 x 6.5 cm and the bread was baked for a total of 75 minutes. Based on these dimensions and baking time, I would like to think that a smaller baking pan would require less baking time. But this is uncharted territory for me. You will have to experiment a bit with temperature and time based on your pan's dimensions. Best of luck :-)

    Thank you for your comment

  7. Foehre said...

    Ours became a bit dry, but that might be, because our oven doesn't say the temperatures and I always have to guess.
    Also we only had a giant baking form.
    The flavor was very good in any way.

    Maybe I try again with lower heat and more zucchini :)

  8. Felix said...

    While the zucchini bread is baking you could test it with a knife. That way you would be able to tell if it's done without relying on time too strictly. Thanks again for your comment ;-)

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