Saturday, June 24, 2017
bread
Ultimate Zucchini Bread
- Hey guys, today I'm gonna show you
how to make a fantastic zucchini bread
that is light and moist
and flavored with so many great spices.
"It's also a great thing
to tuck into the lunchbox,"
"so moms if you're looking
for some other snacks"
to serve your kids, this is a great one.
"So in a large bowl we're
gonna add three eggs"
"and then we're gonna add
my little secret ingredient"
that I like to put into zucchini bread,
a half a cup of pure pureed pumpkin.
I really love to add the pumpkin
because it gives it a nice richness
"that you don't traditionally
find with zucchini bread."
Just make sure it's pure pumpkin puree
"and not pumpkin pine mix
because that's something else"
"that has a lot of sugar
and spices already in it"
and we're gonna add our own
so you can really control it that way.
Then we're gonna add 3/4 cup of sugar,
half a cup of canola oil or vegetable oil
or even grape seed oil would work
"and a quarter cup of water
and one teaspoon of vanilla."
"So you can go ahead and
mix that all together"
until everything is nice and combined
"and then you can set that aside
and then in a smaller bowl,"
"we're gonna mix together
all of our dry ingredients."
"So you're gonna take 2 1/2
cups of all purpose flower,"
"two teaspoons of baking
soda, half a teaspoon of salt"
and then we're gonna add our spices.
"Now, this to me is what
takes a zucchini bread"
"from good to great because
you really wanna make sure"
you have a lot of these warming spices
"because that is what
makes it so flavorful."
And here's the mixture I like best.
You're gonna take a teaspoon of cinnamon,
a half a teaspoon of ground ginger,
a half a teaspoon of ground nutmeg,
and one quarter teaspoon of ground cloves.
And you're gonna whisk that all together
until everything is nice and combined
then you're gonna add your dry ingredients
to your wet ingredients just in thirds,
making sure it's nice and mixed.
"And then at this stage, we
are going to add our zucchini."
So you're gonna take just a regular grater
"and grate probably about
one to two zucchinis,"
depending on the size of your zucchini.
Once you end up with a cup and a half,
"you wanna transfer it
out onto some paper towel"
"and just blot it dry because
zucchini as a vegetable"
has a lot of moisture in it
"and you do wanna make sure that
you get rid of some of that"
"just because it'll help bake
into your bread a bit better."
And then to that you're gonna add
a quarter cup of dark raisins
and a quarter cup of golden rains
and for the raisin hating club,
"and I know that there
are some strong members,"
you don't have to use raisins at all,
"but you would wanna maybe have
some type of fruit in there."
"So maybe you could use
some diced pineapple"
"or maybe some shredded coconut,
that would be good, too."
"And then lastly, I like
to add a half a cup"
"of roughly chopped walnuts just
for a little bit of crunch."
"Then you wanna mix this
batter all together,"
being careful that you don't over mix
"cause you don't wanna end
up with a tough bread."
"And then you are going
to transfer the batter"
into a 9x5 loaf pan that has been sprayed
with some baking spray.
And then you're going to put it
in a 350 degree fahrenheit oven
for about 55 minutes to an hour.
Allow it to cool and then you can slice it
into some thick some slices,
serve it with a cup of tea or a coffee.
"It's also great for
breakfast the next day."
"So there you have it, my
ultimate zucchini bread."
I hope you guys give this one a try
and let me know what you think.
I think you will find it is a recipe
you will turn to time and time again,
especially this time of year when zucchini
are at their best.
"Alright, I will see
you back here next time"
for another easy and delicious recipe.
Until then, bye.
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