10.26.2009

the great zucchini experiment

I had about 6 very large zucchinis to shred up and decided that I better cook a couple loaves before I dehydrated it all. Zucchini bread is actually something that I make fairly often and the family loves it warm right out of the oven with butter.

Mix 3 eggs, 1 cup oil, 2 cups of sugar, 3 teaspoons and 2 cups of zucchini in a bowl.

Add 3 cups flour, 1 tablespoon soda, 3/4 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon nut meg.

After it's all mixed I add 3 teaspoon cinnamon. The only reason I add it last is for looks.

If you noticed I skipped adding the zucchini when I was supposed to. I mixed everything up and separated the dough in half. I added 1/4 cup dehydrated to 1 batch and 1 cup fresh shreds to the other. Pour into greased and floured bread pans or papered muffin pans. Bake at 350 for 1 hour (40 minutes for muffin pans) Makes 2 loaves or 24 muffins or 1/2 of each (which is usually how I do it)

The left side was regular shreds, the right dehydrated. Exact same bowl until the zucchini was added. Also, when I cut into the right side I could see that the dehydrated zucchini had not rehydrated. Into the freezer my shreds are heading. Just for personal taste.

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