Katie's Zucchini Bread
If all of the bloggers in all of the world were to have a cage match to decide who had the best readers, I would win. It would be no contest because y'all are some seriously amazing people. You put up with me begging for money for kids at Christmas time, you tolerate sponsored content with just a chirp of whining, and you keep coming back even though I'm OMG SO ANNOYING. YES I AM.
So ... uh ... thank you.
In a moment of realizing that y'all are really very smart, I went and did something crazy and asked Facebook for a zucchini bread recipe. I have a bunch, but none of them are The Perfect Zucchini Bread Recipe, so blah. TEACH ME YOUR WAYS, INTERNETSSSSSS.
I've only managed to try a couple of the recipes that y'all shared so far, so I can't say for certain which one is the bestest in the land, but this one is pretty darn good. It's Katie's recipe and I'm totally posting it without asking permission first because SEE! ANNOYING! THAT'S ME!
It's definitely a solid, dependable recipe. The results are exactly what you think of when you think "zucchini bread," with no crazy extra ingredients or anything off the beaten path. Which, of course, means I made it a second time with chocolate chips thrown in and I'm scheming a way to get way more creative with it.
I still plan to try all of the other recipes y'all gifted to me, so there's a chance you'll see one or two more of them here or shared on Facebook at some point in time. Consider yourself warned.
Katie's Zucchini Bread
Dry Ingredients:
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Not Dry Ingredients (sorry, you can't make me type the "M" word):
4 large eggs
2 cups sugar
1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
You'll also need:
2 cups shredded zucchini
1 cup walnuts
1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
2. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, and vegetable oil together.
3. In another large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the not-dry ingredients and mix well.
5. Stir in the zucchini and nuts.
6. Pour the batter equally into two ungreased loaf pans.
7. Bake for one hour and ten minutes, or until it begins the zucchini bread starts to brown slightly and a toothpick comes out clean.
8. Pat yourself on back for making a dessert that contains a vegetable.
Recipe
Reader Comments (7)
Thank you for not typing the "m" word.
@Michelle -- I love that I'm not the only one who hates that word.
Hi Michelle,
I read Kristen over at the Frugal Girl and knew she had a chocolate zucchini bread recipe. Searched her site and found a post with five ways to use up zucchini! I also don't care for the "m" word. Funny how we dislike some words. I'm also getting to dislike "yummy"! Maybe because it's so overused. Any here is the link. Click on the number and name to access the recipe.
http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2012/08/need-to-use-up-some-zucchini-here-are-5-recipes/
Patti
Hooray! I'm so glad you liked it... no worries on the lack of notice,it was a nice surprise this Monday morning. Plus I think it might have earned me some brownie (err.. zucchini bread) points with the mother-in-law :) I've also done it with chocolate chips instead of nuts for the husband who requires chocolate in every baked good. Can't wait to read what else you figured out is a good addition to the recipe.
Just made this bread and it turned out perfectly!!! I feel like some sort of domestic goddess!
Just saw you on TV for one of the best blogs in the Burgh....I agree!!!
ohmydog, i adore zucchini bread! sadly i don't bake. especially because my oven is goofy and won't go to the correct temp. ever. guess i need to come over and eat all of yours.