I’ve mentioned previously how disappointing the zucchini crop was this year, but Cloris recently found a huge zucchini hiding under a tomato plant when she went to pull the dead plants in her garden. She scooped out the seeds, grated the zucchini, and froze it in two cup portions in plastic freezer bags to use for baking and in soups and spaghetti sauce over the winter. Here’s one of her yummy zucchini bread recipes. -- AP
Cherry Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
makes 2 loves
Ingredients:
3 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3 eggs
2 cups grated zucchini (seeded,
skin on)
3/4 cups vegetable oil
3 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup dried cherries
1 cup chocolate chips
Soak cherries in water while
preparing batter.
Mix eggs, oil, vanilla, and
zucchini together.
Reserve 2 tablespoons flour.
Mix remaining dry ingredients together. Sift together with wire whisk.
Add dry ingredients to wet
ingredients, mixing well.
Place remaining flour in a
plastic Ziploc bag. Add drained cherries and chocolate chips. Seal bag and
shake to coat cherries and chips. Fold cherries, chips, and any remaining flour
into batter.
Pour evenly divided into two
greased loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees 50-60 minutes or until knife inserted in
center comes out clean.
