Friday, July 31, 2009

Best Ever Zucchini Bread


I noticed this recipe on Tried-and-True Cooking with Heidi a little while back and immediately knew that I was going to try it! Coincidentally, my sister was planning to make zucchini bread the very same day, so she was going to make my Grandma's recipe and I figured I'd try out Heidi's recipe and then we'd determine which we preferred. Needless to say, with our crazy schedules, we never got to sample one another's, but I will say that I absolutely love my Grandma's and Heidi's was every bit as good! My husband had never tried zucchini bread, but he literally ate it for about a week straight...he took a slice to work for breakfast EVERY day! I would definitely make this recipe again and actually plan to, as soon as I get back home! I already have my zucchini ready and waiting :)

The Best Zucchini Bread

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 1/4 cups white sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups grated zucchini
1 capful black walnut extract (or 1 cup walnuts), optional
2 TBSP sugar
2 TBSP butter

Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, walnut extract and sugar together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. Stir in zucchini until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pans. Sprinkle each loaf with 1 TBSP of sugar evenly over the top. Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

Source: Tried-and-True Cooking with Heidi

12 comments:

  1. I'm so glad you guys enjoyed it! It's my favorite zucchini bread recipe. I'm glad you were more successful at taking a nice picture of the bread. Mine was terrible. Anything brown seems to take bad photos!

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  2. Heidi--you're so sweet! I was honestly just thinking that I wished I had emailed you to ask if I could "borrow" your picture, b/c I thought mine turned out kind of blurry!!! We definitely did enjoy the zucchini bread! I haven't been disappointed in one of your recipes yet!!!

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  3. Perfect recipe to post at this time of year! It sure sounds good

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  4. I dont think Ive ever seen walnut extract, it must taste wonderful in this.

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  5. I'm thinking the same about that walnut extract...very awesome, I'm gonna search it out! Sounds delicious :)

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  6. This looks delicious! I might try to make muffins instead of bread. :) Mmmm...

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  7. Yummm.... I love the 3 teaspoons of cinnamon in this one.

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  8. I was just reading through everyones' comments and I realized what I forgot to mention in my post! I actually omitted the walnut extract, because I am allergic to most nuts! (Sorry!!!) I still thought it tasted wonderful without it :)

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  9. This does sound good. We love zucchini bread around here. Too funny that your husband had never tried it before. Mine also never tasted zucchini bread before he met me.

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  10. Your blog always makes me so hungry!

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  11. I love the taste test idea! Looks like a very moist and tasty bread.

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  12. Oh how I love zucchini bread! I'm going to have to try this one!

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