Flavour is great and passed the 6 year olds approval as a snack in lunch box. Sprinkle cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and baking powder over surface of batter and mix until combined and then, for extra security that the ingredients are well-dispersed, give it 10 extra stirs. I added about a 1/4 tsp clove and 1/2 cup walnuts. Next going to add basil, sun dried tomatoes and cheese and make into muffins.mmmm, yum! I did add a can of crushed pineapples in it drained of course. HOLY CROW this was delicious. Mit dem Hering grob prieren. My go to recipe from now on. 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). The loaf turned out PERFECTLY, though I have to admit, I only gave it a couple hours to cool instead of the recommended overnight. My preference is for less warming spices, but perhaps others are so used to overpowering spice that this felt bland? Today I made it again and having read all the comments, I added a pinch of salt. Spray a 9 x 5 (or 8 x 4) pan with nonstick cooking spray. I have made this so many times this summer with our zucchini crop. Excited to try this with the zucchinis that arrived in our imperfect produce box. Perhaps you could modify your recipe to align with hers. Zucchini bread was already on my list to make this weekend you made deciding on a recipe much easier! This recipe allows me to use the equipment I have whereas most other recipes require two loaf pans. So many zucchinis from my garden to use up. Now Im thinking of trying to marble the zucchini bread a la Debs marbled banana bread recipe, where you divide the batter pre-flour and replace the flour with cocoa powder in one half. It lasted about 8 hours before we stole a slice. It looks exactly like the photos, even with the swap, and the texture is moist, tender, and perfect. They were farmers market fresh picked :-) Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 x 4 inch loaf pan. Love the crunchy top! Do you think I could swap out the 2 c. of AP flour with 2 c. of whole wheat flour? 2 large loaves took about an hour to bake. I think you could. Im curious as to why less moisture from carrots would lead to a lower quantity included. The bread was moist, crunchy and very favorable. It is not too sweet and the texture is amazing. Im wondering if anyone has tried a more savory version.I was thinking no cinnamon/nutmeg, half the sugar and adding cheddar cheese..? Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until bread tests done. I didnt think it enhanced it and I didnt like tasting the salt over the bread -maybe in 24 hours Ill have a different take and will comment if thats the case. Hubby says it reminds him (postively) of bread pudding (which I do not like), but it just really lovely. Grated and weighed it and ended up making 3 loaves of this bread. They didnt last past day 2! I didnt have white sugar, so brown + maple syrup. The French ratio allows for more flexibility. Thank you for another great recipe. Baked for 25 minutes at 350.) This recipe did not work for me at all! Extremely delicious and easy to make. The Burlap & Barrel cinnamon and nutmeg. I added extra cinnamon as well as nutmeg and clove! Ive been tweaking it a bit so I can eat this for breakfast, by reducing the sugar and fat content, and by adding whole weat flour instead of all purpose. I always use flax eggs and olive oil and it turns out perfect every time. I do this with banana bread regularly and then wrap individually and freeze the extra loaves to enjoy another morning. Cant wait. I made this twice: the first time as a loaf using vegetable oil and chia seeds to replace the eggs. We added 3/4 cup total of dark chocolate chips and mini semisweet chips. We have an excellent local yogurt company which has lemon curd Greek yogurt and Id like to sub some of this in, but dont want to wreck it. Have basically eaten half of it already and had to give some away to the neighbors to avoid eating the whole thing in one sitting. Next time, I will try eliminating the granulated sugar altogether and adjust up from there, as needed. Been following for YEARS. https://alexandracooks.com/2007/07/19/zucchini-bread/?ck_subscriber_id=445143048. https://i.imgur.com/AngikXB.jpg ;-). Had to double the recipe it worked great! Very easy to make. Also, I only had Demerara sugar and the top is crusty but not craggy. Not only is this so incredibly easy but the baking and taste are just so GOOD!!!! Oh I wish I had read this first! I made muffins with this round and still used copious turbinado on the top. Zucchini in my garden is getting ready to explode, so perfect timing on this recipe. Would love to try to make a vegan version for my mother. Absolutely it will work well. Added about 8 min. Love it! But I wish the flavor was more zucchini. In a separate bowl combine the oil, sugars, eggs and vanilla. 1. Five years ago: Three-Ingredient Summertime Salsa and Blueberry Crumb Cake It was cute but not ultimately special enough to share here. The first time was nirvana and the next four underbaked, even in for 1 hr 20 minutes! It is definitely like cake, and I think its delicious, but I also would like it less sweet. Probably the darker is slightly more moist. After cutting into it two days after baking to serve and still finding it wet, I ended up putting the slices on a baking sheet and back into the oven at 400 to dry out a bit. The crunchy top is exquisite! Thank you. I was using a 3/4 cup instead of a 1 cup for the flour. We all love it. Love the crunch and the texture/moistness! Another benefit, the smell of cinnamon/spice filled the house and made everyone ask me.. are you BAKING something? Its a winner in our house and we will be making this often! Now he voluntarily blends veggie shakes! I probably should have baked the first loaf 5 min. Topped with turbinate sugar or raw sugar before baking gives this Zucchini Bread a wonderful crunch. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 8x4 inch baking pan with parchment paper and/or spray with nonstick cooking spray. I just took this out of the oven, and the heavenly smell, combined with the knowledge that I have to wait until tomorrow to try it, is KILLING ME. I really want to break off that crispy top. Made this twice in 2 days. Moist and not too sweet. The shape was quite different its much rounder and the one I had was almost 700 grams, but I ran it along a box grater on all the sides and just as I was getting down to the seedy core, I hit the grams needed for this recipe. Baked it exactly as written, delicious. This recipe is absolutely amazing! Thanks so very much for this recipe! Our garden is prolific in zucchini, and this was the perfect was to use some, thanks for sharing this!! Looks like it took other people about 22 minutes but Id always check sooner to be safe. I love that its sweet enough but not overly sweet, is so quick to put together without fuss or special equipment you only need 1 bowl, 1 spoon, 1 grater. Deb, I dont know if you know this but youre a genius. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and salt. It didnt even need the salted butter on top but it certainly didnt hurt. Figured I should do this before the new zucchini arrives. It is a scootch sweet for my taste as a breakfast bread, but with a little whipped cream it is the perfect dessert. I love so many of your recipes, but this is not one of them. directions. Yes, it should fit, probably on the short side. I followed the recipe exactly and it came out perfect! 4.5 Years Ago: Let cool completely in the pan. Its more flavorful and actually crispier. It was not very sweet and still moist, which I really liked. Thank you for providing delicious, one-bowl recipes! Thanks for giving us a truly worthwhile, single large, one pan cake/bread that will stay in my permanent collection. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick or tester inserted into the middle cake but also into the top of the cake, closer to the dome, comes out batter-free. We have impatient little ones too! Gently stir in flour, mixing only until flour disappears. However, they arent squat loaves because the two loaf recipe is for two 84 pans. I kept everything else the same on the recipe. Doing it fir a favor for his brother. I used 100% whole wheat flour (250 grams), skipped the sugar topping, and didnt have nutmeg, so I used a little extra cinnamon. The first time it was beautiful! Proudly powered by WordPress. I use whole wheat pastry flour (from Whole Foods but I expect other brands would work too) for quick bread substitutes and it keeps it all light and fluffy. Loved that its not overly sweet as well. Thank you! Luckily, I am an insane person who likes a slightly-burnt flavor so Im hoping they still make it through!! Sorry if this has been asked but I have a ginormous zucchini (weighing in at 4 lbs) that my neighbor gifted me. The texture looks perfect and I want to do my best to recreate it. Add the salt, baking soda, baking powder, espresso powder, cocoa, and flour, mixing until well combined. I froze leftover bread from thanksgiving and my son loves it for breakfast he asks for thanksgiving bread all the time. Everything you said it was and more! Leave in pan, unwrapped, overnight or 24 hours, until removing (carefully, so not to ruin flaky lid) and serving in slices. It seemed that the zucchini clumped up in areas and made little soggy spots. The dough is so thick I cannot incorporate the zucchini. Super easy one bowl bake! It also smells amazing!! I suspect that wringing the zucchini too hard may have had something to do with its collapse as well. I made this and it was perfect. Made this yesterday and let it sit almost 24 hours before trying it. I didnt have any toothpicks or skewers but will buy some before I try this again. I filled the muffins tins all the way to the top and cooked at about 375 degrees. I did need to cook for 75 minutes for a batter free tooth pick under the dome. Perhaps 1/2 cup cocoa, or up to 2/3 if you want it very brownie-like. As fall approaches, I opted to replace the oil with an equal amount of canned pumpkin. But I went with 260g and it was fine. and have been scouring the site for tips/recipes. If youre a cinnamon lover, do it! Made as written. Same temp. Preheat your oven to 350F. If your zucchini has a lot of moisture, gently press between some paper towels to remove excess moisture. Jeanette, I dont know if Deb has one, but if not, I have found Alton Browns Free Range Fruitcake (recipe easily found by googling that) is amazing and delicious, and converts non-fruitcake lovers. And the top gets further dry and crisp. They have a cupcake texture and the taste is wonderful as usual w Smitten Kitchen! I definitely did not overmix. My goal was never to replace my salad quota with zucchini bread, but the presence of zucchini actually makes for a better, more tender, cake. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1444570 Ive now made 4 loaves of this stuff in the past 2 days. Place zucchini in a colander while you are getting other ingredients ready. ( 1/4 cup per egg ) Followed all the other directions to the letter and everyone raved about it . Our zucchini thank you. Excellent NYT article btw with a 1 and 3 yr old at home Im all about splitting meals into bowls for everyone to choose their own combinations. How does a quick breads crust stay this crispy not one, not two, but four days after making it (and previously sliced!!)? Should I add a little bit of honey? I used frozen shredded zucchini to make this I microwaved the 2-cup portion for a few minutes until it was just thawed enough to break apart, then did everything else as written. In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, honey, oil, sugar, and vanilla until smooth. The result, the one you see here, the one Ive been tweaking now for two summers and am finally happy enough to share it with you, is my zucchini bread best-in-show, is my zucchini bread mic-drop. My husband loves it, my 2 year old son cried for it for three days after we ate the last loaf, and I can buy a huge zucchini for 49 cents at Trader Joes right now! Best of all, my smarter, older sister gave me a zucchini cake recipe using cocoa powder and ground cloves. So moist! I did add an 1/8th teaspoon of allspice along with the nutmeg. Ugh. I woke up this morning with a sudden craving for zucchini bread, and smitten kitchen (as always) did not disappoint. I dont want to just have it on holidays. So perhaps some toasted walnuts or pecans next time. I made this recipe with half of the sugar and stirred in walnut pieces and cacao chips at the very end. I made this in the 84-ish glass pyrex loaf pans, since theyre all I have. I made the bread yesterday using the red mills 1 to 1 gluten free flour and it was great. How would you adapt the recipe (temperature, cooking time, etc)? (Maybe Im wrong. Let me know what you think Deb! Its 175 C for anyone baking with a metric oven, I have english measuring cups. You press it in with your hand, so Id say medium. Made this yesterday with frozen zucchini that Id bagged specifically for this recipe last summer. https://comfybelly.com/2012/09/zucchini-bread-using-almond-flour/. So there must be a big difference between turbinado and Demerara. Can gluten free all purpose flour be used? Ive made this numerous times before and love it but just wondering if you think I could do half zucchini and half grated apple? This means these ingredients each form a quarter of the batter, hence the French name, four-quarters. Found my loaf took more than an hour to bake and it still came out a little undercooked towards the middle. They freeze very well. I replace 1/2 c white sugar with 1/2 c chocolate chips and replace the oil with a few glugs olive oil and a mashed ripe banana. Such a perfect looking loaf! Gina. This was too insanely good! Yeah, thats not going to happen. Mix it into overnight oats for a version that tastes like zucchini bread, blend it into smoothies, and partner it with eggs. Made it, so good! As Marge Piercy says Theyre coming, theyre on us, the long striped gourds, the silky babies, the hairy adolescents, the lumpy vast adults like the trunks of green elephants.You give and give too much, like summer days limp with heat, My ZB looked exactly like yours. You could do a mash-up with this. In any case, thanks for sharing your article, its always a pleasure reading your work~! I used 2 cups of carrots, honestly because I forgot that I planned to use less, and it worked out well. Love that everything comes in weights. If I were to make these loaves in muffin form, I might sprinkle the sugar on just the few I know wed eat the next day. I dont want cloying bread. One is from Samoa and he had never had zucchini bread- but they finished their loaf off before us! A lovely recipe that I will make agsin. Ive probably made at least 15 loaves/batches of muffins since then for breakfast, snacks and dessert, and can confidently say it has been my #1 pregnancy craving/staple. Yes for a recipe with a legitimate amount of zucchini in it. Also, cant wait to make this bread. If you want to use WW flour, less oil, sugar, etc, then go for it! It is easily the best (and easiest) zucchini bread I have ever had. thanks deb! I have made it several times. In another bowl, whisk together the eggs (or flax eggs), oil, yogurt, brown sugar and vanilla extract until combined. reduced the sugar slightly and added chocolate chips. I look no further for my autumn loaf. I added ginger and pinch of allspice. I havent made it in a glass pan but, yes, I would reduce the temperature to be safe. One question: Does letting it cool in the pan compromise the height of the loaf at all? We only have light brown sugar and this isnt the time to run out to the store. When a recipe asks for packed brown sugar how hard are we to be packing? One mixing fork. Or is this a bad idea? My kids gave asked I bake 2 next time. I do it all the time, mainly to keep myself to a slice at a time. The larger the zucchini, the higher the water content; IME, bigger zucchinis actually taste *less* like zucchini than smaller ones. Instructions. But since I read this comment and have a giant zucchini to use up, I am adding this to my shopping list! 196k followers. Excellent!! Thank you, Deb! Eleven years ago: Asparagus with Chorizo and Croutons and Sour Cherry Slab Pie I want to make this again and I need to know how to proceed. Sometimes, Deb, I swear you live solely to torture us. Hosted by Pressable. No one needs an extra bowl to wash. Always hapoy with the tesults In a large bowl, mash the bananas. I had to bake it for almost half an hour extra, with tin foil on top for the last 20 minutes or so. Cant say if I had sweet zucchinis? Cannoli. Followed the recipe exactly! My kids like it even better than banana bread (a favorite around here). Sooo easy too, I will make it again. To my taste the muffins were a bit too sweet, but that was with the chocolate chips which add sugar. Oh dearI made them into mini muffins and something strange happened! Well! Just made this! I grated all the squash I had in the fridge, and it was enough for a double batch. My favourite part in the crunchy topping! Perfection! I used the large-grater disc on my food processor and it was incredibly fast. The best ever crunchy top and moist inside. Can I make it, let it cool over night and then freeze it? That said I would still try the recipe again on the memories of the first loaf. I was able to make two loaves with the amount of zucchini I had. Thank you and this will be my only zucchini loaf that I will be making in the future. yes please!!! If I want to add chocolate chips, how much would you recommend? I find most zucchini bread recipes to yield underwhelming results but not this recipe! Place the butter (or coconut oil) in a large bowl and melt in the microwave. This is so good. My mom always grates it and then freezes it in smaller amount (whatever her recipe calls for) so then she can just take out a bag and defrost. You could maybe go down a few tablespoons, but its truly not, to me, overly sweet. With some creme fraiche on top it is life changing! Couldnt wait until overnight so ate it on the day it was made, and then kept well for several days afterwards (uncovered as advised!). You can just use white sugar. In any case, the taste and texture are excellent and I will definitely try this recipe again. If your concern is gluten, it would be simpler to try a gluten free baking mix that is labelled for 1:1 substitution. One bowl and a fork is all you need to prepare this which is much appreciated. 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