I just made EIGHT!!! I just finished round 3 of this recipe since I found it! It came together in a snap and is DELICIOUS! If you make mini muffins, does that mean they only have to rest a quarter of a day? So dont hesitate to make this GF! Combine the flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and baking powder; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Ive always gone in through the top of the dome. Cant wait to try this! Instead of oil, I use 1/3 c of pineapple juice and 1/3 cup of sour cream. Always hapoy with the tesults Voila! Pour into prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Love the crunch and the texture/moistness! Heavenly! I love this blog. Fold in the grated zucchini, then add the flour . Oh, and I should add, the parts of the bread that were cooked well were fabulous. I love how you describe the process. Dont ask Deb to change her own unique recipe just to be like someone else. Im excited to make it again. But the last two times, especially leaving it on the counter as Deb recommends, an unpleasant taste and excessive moistness has happened after 2 days I cant even quite explain the taste, but its not good. You might want to check out the comment guidelines before chiming in. Ill try it again but somethings off for me; could be Im still using too much zucchini. One bowl, crunchy top, no draining the zucchini and Bobs your uncle! I dont think hes wrong. It disappeared in about fifteen minutes. Heavenly! My husband really liked the fact that this bread was a little less cloyingly sweet compared to others. No more words necessary! I baked our muffins for more like 30 minutes ( no toothpicks) & they were not overly dry. And you can use any summer squash you have. I just made these as muffins and wanted to say they are so so good. And there is no dairy in this recipe either, so its a good option for those with dietary restrictions. Still, next time I make the recipe Id cut back on the granulated sugar a bit. You are such a radical nervy woman, Deb! Ive been on the hunt for zucchini bread that I can add some extra brown bananas too- they seem to multiply in squares. Costata Romanesco summer squash (https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/squash/summer-squash/costata-romanesco-squash-seed-2053.html) is so nutty and firm and bar-b-ques and cooks up so well. The bread was very moist, and I loved the turbinado sugar topping, but it tasted a wee bit vegetal to me probably the result of me using a bit too much zucchini. I made this zucchini bread today. Found my loaf took more than an hour to bake and it still came out a little undercooked towards the middle. Regular chips ok, or do you recommend mini chips? Gently blot the tops of the zucchini dry with paper towels before using. I am convinced this truly is the ultimate zucchini bread recipe. I also added 3/4 cup roasted pecan pieces and about 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips. Cant we decide for our own selves when the time is right to scale it up to two? I subbed 1/4 of the flour with whole wheat and added about 1 tablespoon of ground flax seed because my former (note the use of that word!) Not enough liquid in this recipe. I have frozen whole loaves of sliced zucchini bread many times it works beautifully! Its going to be hard to wait overnight before digging in. I did use a mix of pastry flour and bread flour (about 60-40) rather than AP as it is what I had around when I decided to make this at 9pm. Love that everything comes in weights. Ive also occasionally added cocoa powder (1/4-1-2c) to the delight of my children. I used melted butter and shredded the zucchini in the food processor. Several hours will get it cool enough so it can get out of the pan to further cool. No but you could, if you so desired, add up all of the ingredient weights and you wont be far off. Thoughts? Theyre a little brown on top, so I think 375 might be the perfect compromise. Good thing I have a couple more zucchini ready in the garden so I can try this recipe and compare! I freeze Smittens other zucchini bread all the time. I made one in a loaf pan and added about 1 cup toasted pecans, it took about an hour to bake through. Do you think that this bread would be good if you froze it in slices and thawed in the oven at a later date? Any suggestions? Not only easy but the best zucchini bread ever. definitely going to double it today! These will be a new staple in our house- thanks Deb! :). Only minor different is, as you mentioned, the intensity of the molasses flavour will be weaker in the light brown sugar. Follow the directions!! This recipe is delicious, moist and the best part is you cant even taste the zucchini! The same pan I have used for years always at 350, never knew otherwise! We always have two zucchini plants and they have been so prolificI dont know how wed use them all without it. How many pounds will I gain. Weve made them twice in the past week, in loaf and muffin form. While this is true for many cakes, for zucchini bread, the difference is so significant, it should be nonnegotiable. This is so good. In medium bowl add almond flour , cocoa powder, tapioca flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. or none? Try thawing in the toaster but only if your slices are thick enough. Made this the day the recipe was posted. My husband made it yesterday, loved the one bowl, get it done method. Definitely a keeper! I usually use half of what recipes call for, dont have much of a sweet tooth. I made this as soon as you posted it! Heres a picture. Can you make him sleep in some kind of vise contraption so he doesnt keep growing like this? Mash bananas in the bottom of a large bowl. All went exactly as you saidso nice not to have to squeeze zucchini juice out of the grated zucchini! I made it with all yellow squash and it was tasty. Hot weather + small kitchen + gas oven = need to bake early in the morning. Has anyone successfully tried using regular granulated sugar on top vs raw/turbinado (in case I am too lazy to buy the latter)? I aim for a new recipe a week. Thanks! This is a great recipe. I agree wholeheartedly, such a waste of nutrients and effort to wring out zukes. Since I store flour in the freezer and hadnt brought it to room temp first, I ended up baking it for about 70 minutes total to get the center cooked through. Yay!! So mature looking. Made this delicious recipe a few days ago. Its great in a coconut chocolate chip variant as well. I used a full OXO 3T scoop and baked at 22 minutes they were perfect! the texture was a little different but still very delicious. No, that should be fine. Thank you. The big change I made was to wisk all the dry ingredients together before adding to wet ingredients. For those needing GF I made this gluten free substituting the flour for 1/2 Trader Joes almond meal (by weight) and half Cup to Cup GF flour (by weight) and it turned out perfect. In a separate medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Has anyone tried making this with walnuts in it? This recipe worked fine. I made this twice in a week its so good! Thanks Deb! Preheat oven to 350F/180C. Loved it! Thank you, Deb! Also maybe I should cut the sugar a bit? Stir in nuts and chocolate chips. If it does, you should be good to go. Made it in 4 mini loaf pans and baked for 30 min (more like 27). grilled zucchini ribbons with pesto and white beans. Love this as a one-bowl recipe lacking the need to wring out the shredded zucchini! It still looked ok, rose well, but I figured it out once bitten. once as written (it was delicious) and once subbing some of the oil for applesauce. How did that happen?! I look no further for my autumn loaf. I made this twice this weekend. If youre thinking meh, zucchini bread, youre wrong! :D. I made this bread twice. The zucchini bread is amazing! Thank you! Ive been wanting to make a savory veggie-based bread for my almost-one year old who needs to eat more veggies. But it was pretty easy sailing and that. I find the opposite. It didnt last very long. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 x 4 inch loaf pan. I did reduce the granulated sugar by quarter of a cup since the organic carrots tend to be so sweet. I like loaf cakes that are filled out and domed; I like craggy, crunchy tops you have to constantly swat hands away from picking off in bark-like flecks, usually failing, but who can really blame anyone. Somebody tell me how I went wrong PLEASE! Stir in zucchini. But I went with 260g and it was fine. This was so easy to make. Helpppppppp I followed this to the T and my zucchini bread turned a bit dry/grainy! Sometimes the recipe isnt ready. I doubled and made 2 loaves anyway. Just pulled a beautiful tall loaf out of the oven! Made these just now, DELICIOUS! You can just use white sugar. Does anyone have a suggestion for replacing the eggs? If you add it, Id subtract some zucchini, maybe 1/2 cup zucchini and then add 1 cup pineapple, drained. (Maybe Im wrong. WOWZAWOWEEEE! The loaf was almost too moist and sweet for me. I threw in toasted chopped pecans, and both light and dark choco chips. Im in Uzbekistan until the end of the year and am doing my best to introduce my colleagues here to Smitten Kitchen cakes, cookies, etc. Post navigation. You know, unwrapping, defrosting, schmearing with cream cheese takes time and effort. I made it for friends and they raved about iteven better with 3/4 c. chocolate chips. Based on prior reviews, I decreased the white sugar to 1/4 c and used 1/2 whole wheat flour. Made it, so good! I just made this bread a few nights ago, and I had a couple of ripe bananas to get rid of and in the spirit of experimenting I threw those in as well. I know it wouldnt have the visually appealing green specs but it otherwise seems to me it should be similar. No change to the sugar on top. I let the batter rest about 20 minutes before baking to allow the gluten free flours to absorb the liquid ingredients so it wouldnt be overly gummy. Joy !! 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. What sorcery caused this to make my house smell so good?? Yes, any food is liable for counter surfing from the Golden thief. Didnt have raw or turbinado sugar so sprinkled 1 TBSP of granulated sugar on top and still got the crunchy crust. Instead of the turbinado sugar on that one went chocolate chunks. But even with modifications, it was the best zucchini bread we ever had. Its in the oven. Cant imagine why! My old faithful recipe calls for the inclusion of ginger and cloves and I missed them here but I am a creature of habit/tastes. Next time Id make the recipe without chocolate chips but possibly with chopped walnuts. I definitely did not overmix. Id recommend this to anyone, and will be personally be passing along to friends (and to one in particular who has coincidentally been lamenting the lack of good zucchini bread). 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). Everyone wanted their own little loaf! We will definitely make it easier to find when we next redesign. Olive oil. Thanks again. So delicious and easy to make! It could also be that the basil acts a complement/enhancer to the zucchini flavor in the Clayton recipe, much the way that Ina Garten argues that a little bit of coffee in a chocolate recipe makes the chocolate taste more like, wellchocolate. Nothing is lost by cutting a piece off a bit prematurely. Will have to wait until summer (Im in New Zealand), when Ill have a crop in my garden to use. I just made this recipe, putting it into a dozen muffin tins and a 44 ramekin. Reporting back on multiple modifications: I made this as muffins (baked for 35 minutes) using aquafaba for the eggs and home-blended gluten-free flour made of equal parts sorghum flour, teff flour, millet flour, and potato starch; no gums. You press it in with your hand, so Id say medium. I think the flavor would go well. The three kids who ate it like zucchini in most forms, but this was a big hit. favorite zucchini bread called for those, and I liked the nutty texture and flavor they added. Family devoured them. In my mind, batter-free means that there may still be crumbs on the tester but no wet, raw batter and clean means nothing on the tester. My hand stopped as it scooped the measuring cup into the flour. 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). My kids ate most of the loaf today, (would have finished it if my fella didnt insist on saving some for me), asking over and over for more vegetables. I made this as is (with unsalted butter as my oil) and added three quarters of a cup of dark chocolate chips. Proudly powered by WordPress. Both delicious! Going forward, I will make 2 loaves at a time! I was at the farmers market and decided to buy some zucchini toast to make that ultimate zucchini bread you posted the other daygot home and realized you posted it a YEAR ago! We were able to wait a whole 14 hours before succumbing there was a bit of a crust, but its possible that part of the issue is weather (its been rather humid). About to try this in Boulder. Its more about not scooping brown sugar into the cup, which will leave unfilled air pockets. Thank you for sharing! Today marks the third time Im making this lovely bread. I tend to tweak a couple of things like Kelly I reduced the overall sugar content by about 50g, and subbed about 1/3rd wholemeal flour (spelt) to kid myself that its healthy. Melt butter and pour over the top of bananas (dairy has a magical quality to pick up flavors and better distribute through the rest of the batter, so do this first). In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, zucchini, and pecans. Granulated sugar is cane sugar, too, but cane sugar-labeled packaged sugar can range from fine, white, and very granulated sugar-looking to something more coarse and brown. I made this last night and loved that you had to leave it in the pan overnight. The gluten free version a little lighter in texture. I had to bake it for almost half an hour extra, with tin foil on top for the last 20 minutes or so. I have adjusted it. Prepare an 8.5 x 4.5 x 2.75-inch loaf pan by spraying with baking spray and lining with parchment paper. It works the same. Used 3 small zucchinis. Love your writing so much. Actually, I just realized the jacked up recipe Im talking about is banana bread! REVELATION. I made it a couple days ahead and shared with the group I was camping with. I did the recipe exactly as called but subbed in 1/2 cup of whole wheat barley flour. Second, when I do that 10 extra stirs, look for little clumps of baking powder and/or soda and smash them. 2016 on smittenkitchen.com | 2009-2023 Smitten Kitchen. (Only had toothpicks to use yesterday.) Preheat the oven to 350F; lightly grease an 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pan. I will wait til tomorrow to have a muffin. Delicious and so easy. If Im out of one, I use the other until shopping day. Also, cant wait to make this bread. Cant wait to try. The only thing that I can think of is that I left the batter for a little whilemaybe twenty or thirty minutes, before adding the dry ingredients? 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. Used an 84 pan instead, so had enough for a mini loaf/cake round that didnt make it a day cooling (not sorry). Also, added about 3/4 1 cup chopped walnuts because I like them in my bread. You could add a little honey, too! Waiting right now dont know if i can resist until tomorrow. I absolutely love this ZucchiniBread thank you for the recipe It tends to take 5-10 minutes longer than written for me. I like zucchini bread and will definitely try this recipe. The bread raised nicely and has a very crunchy top as I was generous with the raw sugar as suggested. My kids like it even better than banana bread (a favorite around here). I also used 1/2 cup of maple syrup instead of the sugars in the bread. I did find it sweet. Same temperature; Id check them at 20 to 22 minutes. The bread turned out nice and moist. I havent made them as muffins but from other comments it sounds like it makes about 12 and up to 18. So goodmoist, and you can add fruits & nuts. Is it that I didnt bake the bread long enough (I did at 55 min)? For a total of 68 min. Thanks for responding! I made it with coconut oil, the house smelled amazing we could hardly keep our hands off it. Thank you! Perfection. I loved reading that its ok to serve frozen tortellini with broccoli! I had one shabby piece left over the next morning (I shared with a book group). Ive made this bread twice and I will continue to in the future. Added 1/2 cup of carrot because I ran out of zucchini (1 1/2 cups) and they were not only delicious but really lovely to boot! Instructions. You can taste the butter, vanilla and spices and the top crunched up perfectly. Thank you for finally bringing zucchini into my quick bread rotation!!! Takes longer for the oven to preheat than mixing the batter :D And the crack bark was awesome. I had some young fresh picked zucchini from my garden so of course I used them. How would you adapt the recipe (temperature, cooking time, etc)? Still eating it as the flavour is excellent, but wondering if I should partly drain the frozen zucchini for next time? Privacy Policy. Set aside. Just amazing. Id buy just over 1 pound (maybe 17 ounces) to make sure that you have 13 ounces once trimmed. Of course I modified it a bitI reduced the granulated sugar significantly in one batch, and in another batch omitted it entirely, instead adding about a cup of chocolate chips. I woke up this morning with a sudden craving for zucchini bread, and smitten kitchen (as always) did not disappoint. I weighed a zucchini from my garden yesterday at 3.5 lbs. ), and I threw a little powdered ginger in there along with the nutmeg and cinnamon (might add some cloves as well next time?). Is there a way to print this recipe? that I dont have to worry about losing. Five years ago: Three-Ingredient Summertime Salsa and Blueberry Crumb Cake Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. Thank you for sharing it to Facebook, where I re-shared and got a whole cadre of people baking this week! And the end product was not red. Now we wait until tomorrow..torture! One batch of the recipe made 4 little loaves, which cut well into 2 or 3 slices each (depends on how thick you like your slices). :-). Its homey food; it should be hurdle-free. By the way, thanks for all your recipes and newsletters, I really enjoy them! Give it a few stirs, then add flour. It turned out perfectly with very few dishes and the babe stayed asleep until it was well into baking time. 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