Zucchini Bread

Yes, another zucchini recipe! This bread is one of the main reasons that I made zucchini a part of our garden this year! It was the first thing I made after picking our first two zucchini.

Zach isn't a huge zucchini fan and won't eat any kind of baked good that has zucchini in it. So ya know what that means, I had all three loaves to myself! And I didn't mind a bit!

Zucchini Bread

3 eggs

1 cup oil

2 cups sugar (1 1/2 cups for muffins)

1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1 cup raisins ( I don't put them in)

1 cup walnuts. chopped

2 cup zucchini, grated or shredded

1 can (8 1/4 oz) crushed pineapple, well drained

3 cups flour

Beat eggs with electric mixer. Add oil, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, baking powder, baking soda; beat all together. Stir in raisins, walnuts, zucchini, pineapple and flour. Mix well. Spray 2 loaf bread pans with non stick spray. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees. For variety you can add diced dates, prunes, grated chocolate or apricots.

To make muffins use less sugar and bake at higher temperature. 375-400 for 15 minutes.

Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

Not really sure if I should call this bread or cake. Made from a cake mix, but baked in a bread pan and doesn't have frosting. Call it what you want, but I'm gonna go with bread. Makes me feel a heck of a lot better about eating it.

This bread is so so delicious. A co-worker of mine brought a loaf of this bread to work one night and it took every fiber in my body to not eat the whole loaf. All I could think about that night was going into the break room and having another piece. And as always, the first words out of my mouth after taking a bite were, "I need this recipe!"

There is a chance, a very big chance, that this first loaf is already almost gone (I buttered the piece above just so I have an excuse to eat another slice.)But I do have plans of making another loaf this week and bringing it to our family brunch for Easter!


Lemon Poppy Seed Bread

1 yellow cake mix
1 box lemon instant pudding
4 eggs
1/4-1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup poppy seeds

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine all of the ingredients together. Pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. I would tell you an exact amount of time to bake it, but unfortunately mine sunk in the middle because I didn't bake it quit long enough. I had mine in the oven for 35-40 minutes so you can start there and then do the toothpick test.

Pumpkin Bread

Did you forget that we love pumpkin. Here is just another recipe that is full of pumpkin goodness. I love this recipe because it make 2 large loaves. Perfect for this time of year when you are trying to spread some holiday cheer and want to make things go a long way. This bread comes out perfect every time and is just so moist and delicious.

2 cups pumpkin (16oz can)
4 eggs
1 cup oil
1/3 cup water
3 1/2 cups flour
1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp salt

Combine the pumpkin, eggs, oil, and water. Shift together the flour, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and the salt. This this to the wet increased. Stir until everything is just combine. Place batter in 2 greased 9X5 loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Bake on!
M