together. Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for a few minutes. The top crusty part is worth the whole thing and I had trouble waiting to dig in. So easy to throw together, leave on the stove overnight, and enjoy the next day. Privacy Policy. Its a really great tasting and easy dessert to make! I made this. Grease four mini loaf pans with nonstick baking spray. I also used half white whole wheat flour, which might help with your diet as the whole wheat flour doesnt digest as quickly so shouldnt spike sugar as fast. https://i.imgur.com/AngikXB.jpg Thanks for a super easy, one bowl, mix with a fork (no mixer needed! Tried it with Nutella tooheaven! If so, what bake time/temp modifications would you recommend? What knife is Anna using? I love your precise directions (grated on the large holes of a box grater) and your alternate measurements. Rebecca, did you end up using the yellow summer squash and if so, did it turn out alright? Made this yesterday and just dug in! The other one is still in pan and looks beautiful. Set aside. I replace 1/2 c white sugar with 1/2 c chocolate chips and replace the oil with a few glugs olive oil and a mashed ripe banana. It basically came out just like the pictures (yay!) I do have a question though I feel that all of my quick bread recipes (this, banana bread, the morning glory bread) never puff up like I want them to. Love the crunchy top there too but get ruined if I store it in a dome. The result, the one you see here, the one Ive been tweaking now for two summers and am finally happy enough to share it with you, is my zucchini bread best-in-show, is my zucchini bread mic-drop. https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1435999 Gently stir in flour, mixing only until flour disappears. I loved the NYT article! Allows for air circulation but keeps the food safe from critters. Win-win. Followed the recipe exactly! I also wanted to put it out there that I used white spelt flour instead. Thanks Deb! How does a quick breads crust stay this crispy not one, not two, but four days after making it (and previously sliced!!)? I may experiment with that next time to see if I can get away with it. Six Months Ago: Salted Peanut Tart I have also tweaked it to make chocolate (replace 60g of the flour with cocoa, increase total sugar to about 1-1/2 cups) and lemon varieties (all granulated sugar, add zest of two lemons, 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon extract). Still cooling. I did reduce the granulated sugar by half a cup since the organic carrots tend to be so sweet. I love reading your comments as much as I love trying your recipes. Geesh! My zucchine bread is in the oven. Lightly spray with cooking spray. Stir until smooth. I defrost a little then warm on a pan with a little butter to toast slightly. So this time I omitted a little bit of zucchini because thats all I had, and at around 50 minutes, I tented the top with aluminum foil so the sugar wouldnt burn. I made the SK summer squash pizza this week, and it is so intensely zucchini. I added about a 1/4 tsp clove and 1/2 cup walnuts. Instructions. Add cacao powder, baking soda and salt; whisk until well mixed. But the chocolate worked!.Id try it again. I have been having dry Z bread and it is driving me crazy since I have been using the same recipe for years. Next time, Ill double the recipe. It was delicious. Im gonna look for that ground cloves and cocoa recipe! The rest was so moist and tender, MM! This is really helpful and I might try this next time. Added a handful of dark chocolate chips. Anyways, in case anyone was curious about the results if the oil was reduced, it would still work. ), and this morning I had two sad, half frozen zucchinis that were just begging to be made into bread. The weight of this cooked piece? And the top gets further dry and crisp. Baked in a 912 pan for 30 minutes. Its 175 C for anyone baking with a metric oven, I have english measuring cups. But I went with 260g and it was fine. You could add a little honey, too! Baked both muffin tins at once for 20 mins on convection, rotating halfway through. YES! Preheat oven to 350 degrees. So excited to bake zucchini bread for the first time with some beauties from our CSA haul this week. Definitely listen to Deb DO NOT skimp on the raw sugar you put on top. Stayed moist for several days and the crispy top was fantastic. So so so good. I made a few minor alterations to baking temp / leavening since I live at ~8000 ft (cut the leavening in half and baked at 375), and it turned out beautifully. Also, I just wanted to say that I read your NYT meal planning piece and it was EXACTLY what I needed to calm my nerves as I prepare to return to work after a wonderful 2-year maternity leave. Cant wait to taste it tomorrow! Delicious. Ive followed since like 2013 and you were a big reason I got so into cooking/baking. I used regular chocolate chips for muffins. Will try again with fresher baking powder & soda perhaps. My zucchini-hating five year old devoured it. I didnt miss the extra 50 g of sugar that I left out. Doesnt get much better than that! Just one little piece ;-). Family devoured them. 2 tablespoons (25 grams) raw or turbinado sugar. 1. My first zucchini bread and it was so easy and turned out perfectly! And which one should I use to measure the doneness of this cake? Ho Deb, your Blueberry Muffin recipe is INSANELY GOOD! I weigh just about everything in my recipes, which is how I I teach and how I prefer to cook. Id check the muffins at 22 minutes but they might take as long as 30. What would be the best way to do this? Add the dry ingredients: Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. I made it with coconut oil and it is delicious. It didnt even need the salted butter on top but it certainly didnt hurt. of molasses to it. I made this and it was the best Ive ever had. Did you bake them at the same time? (isnt that a sign of covid-19??? Have been making the same zucchini bread recipe for decades, but this looked so good, I had to try it. Ive made this twice now, first time added blueberries, second time added peaches. In a crazy turn of events, I may go back to the market for some more zukes, if only to make this bread again. Spoon evenly into loaf pans. Well, I have found my favorite zucchini bread recipe. It will be hard enough letting it cool first. Perfect Saturday activity! I made this recipe with carrots and it was delish! I just wanted to let you know, I made this in my air fryer! Im counting down the hours.maybe Ill sneak one in my cart at the grocery store. That was truly great Zucchini bread, thank you! I was skeptical, but we loved it, the kids loved it, the grandparents loved it. Thoughts? They like to hide. This was tasty. I just made this at 350 in my Pyrex glass bread pan and it came out perfect!! I want to make this again and I need to know how to proceed. Thank you! This was fabulous. Thats all. once as written (it was delicious) and once subbing some of the oil for applesauce. Making another one tonight! I used 300 grams of the Bobs Red Mill flour to sub for the 2 cups of all purpose flour. Delicious and stays moist for several days! Once again, Deb makes life easier and baking for those who are put-off by baking, a no brainer. Ive now made 4 loaves of this stuff in the past 2 days. Used refined coconut oil (melted) for the oil. This recipe is incredible. with no other changes and it worked great. Nearly gone by morning. Has anyone tried making this with walnuts in it? Place the grated zucchini in a sieve over a bowl to drain any excess moisture while you prep the other ingredients. When a recipe asks for packed brown sugar how hard are we to be packing? is it possible you over mixed the batter? Everyone loved it, although the kids have a slight preference for the banana bread. The best results were with half a cup of seltzer water. Thanks for being so great. This zucchini bread was hands-down the best. We dont have the willpower to wait, so we ate a few pieces that night and I added some chia seeds (Im partial to them). I will say that no one wanted to wait until tomorrow to try it, and its half gone now. My old faithful recipe calls for the inclusion of ginger and cloves and I missed them here but I am a creature of habit/tastes. One bowl and the grater-really easy to make. Will try that swap next time on the Zook bread. I love the amount of zucchini that is put into it and I love the crunchy top. It is absolutely delicious!!!! The neighbor gave me a large over grown zucchini and she is allergic to eggs so I followed the suggestion and used applesauce in place of the eggs. Im going this week to my favorite bookstore to buy one of your cookbooks. I filled the muffins tins all the way to the top and cooked at about 375 degrees. Thank you for sharing! You have probably considered this, but I wanted to mention it: I used to love a towering loaf of quick bread, but I often struggled with a mushy interior and an over cooked crust. By weight, I actually used 3 zucchini! Once everything was mixed and in the bowl, it looked soupy. its not large, its jumbo. The dough is so thick I cannot incorporate the zucchini. I love the crunchy top and soft inside, definitely worth waiting 24 hours! pan? Thanks! It is extremely moist and the sugar crust really makes it. Did eat it immediately after cooling; but the muffins saved until morning were even more yummy. Love the recipe and your take on keeping zucchini wet and the ease of putting it together, but then was surprised that the bread was still a bit dry! Whisk in the eggs, vanilla and salt. I think that some muffin liners will always be oily if theyre absorbent. Thanks so much! It could also be that the basil acts a complement/enhancer to the zucchini flavor in the Clayton recipe, much the way that Ina Garten argues that a little bit of coffee in a chocolate recipe makes the chocolate taste more like, wellchocolate. Well, this was just perfect! Ive been on the hunt for zucchini bread that I can add some extra brown bananas too- they seem to multiply in squares. The only changes I made and had success with it, was instead of 2/3 cup oil, I did 1/3c plain Greek yogurt and 1/3c oil, and I cut down on the sugar, rather than 1/2c white granulated sugar I added 1/4c cane sugar thank you for such a wonderful recipe! I spilled a little butter, used almost a cup too much zucchini, subbed cardamon for nutmeg, and had some sugar mix ups and it still came out perfect. One-bowl recipes mixed with a fork is THE BEST way to go. We will definitely make it easier to find when we next redesign. Thanks The lid sadly didnt stay crisp (left it uncovered in loaf pan) but its incredibly tasty and so easy to make. I love love love your recipes, follow you on Instagram, etc. I just made these as muffins and wanted to say they are so so good. The bread was moist, crunchy and very favorable. The zucchini I used for this recipe was pretty bigone supplied all 370g. Made as written except. So delicious, Deb! Thank you for this great simple recipe. I made this for the zillionth time today but realized at the end a stupid mistake. Whisk the oil, egg, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl. Crunchy top is so yummy I mean, sugar, whats not to like. Thanks for responding! It is easy, quick, and deliciousone bowl, no mixer. OK you are correct this IS the best zucchini bread/cake EVER!!!! I live in Denver too and have struggled to get a perfect zucchini bread because of the altitude. Im in the same boat- and three young children hovering around the delicious smell coming from my oven will make it impossible. https://alexandracooks.com/2007/07/19/zucchini-bread/?ck_subscriber_id=445143048. I left the second loaf in the oven for 65 min. Yeah, thats not going to happen. My father and sister both garden and have been giving me vast quantities of zucchini. What do you think about making it in 3 mini loaf pans instead of 1 regular size loaf pan? For the loaf, I used 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp each allspice & nutmeg, as we dont love cinnamon. I want to make it tonight for Saturday morning breakfast should I just wait until Friday night to make it? Made these just now, DELICIOUS! This is so good. I cooked mine in a ceramic loaf pan it it took a much longer time. I slice it, wrap each piece in wax paper, and stick it in a freezer bag. This was exceptional. Followed directions exactly and my loaf looks nearly identical to yours. The second bread was much tastier, and I didnt see any difference in letting it rest overnight. Still eating it as the flavour is excellent, but wondering if I should partly drain the frozen zucchini for next time? Next Ill try a vegan version with some flax and water for the eggs. My mother-in-law gave me a very large zucchini, and my husband loved the first loaf so much that I made a second one tonight. Do you remember how many it made? Cranberry Zucchini Bread. I have made this so many times this summer with our zucchini crop. I made this zucchini bread vegan by using ground flaxseed and water to sub for the eggs (2 TBS flaxseed meal and 5 TBS water that sits for 10 minutes before using). [Muffins will bake far more quickly, approximately 20 to 25 minutes.] Thanx! The longer it settles, the better the crumb gets. It was good but not what I expected. Ive made this several times before, and just made my first batch of the season. Making it again this weekend! Silica gel packets pilfered from my mailed goods and purses? I even added a 1/4 tsp ground cloves and allspice and doubled the cinnamon and nutmeg. Ive now made as a loaf and muffin. Cook time: First time I made it in a loaf pan and it was very undercooked. This zucchini bread is so good, and Ive tried a lot of zucchini bread recipes! I made these gluten free and they came out great! Fun activity to make these with kids! Absolutely it will work well. I am going to make it again! and the one zucchini gave me enough for a double batch :). Oh well, I trust you, Deb. This bread is fantastic and super forgiving. How did this have flavor that wasnt just, well.. sweet? Long time fan. YUM. I love how easy and simple this recipe is. Im making this tomorrow Deb. Re-reading the recipe enlightened me in that I forgot the 1/2 c gran sugar. So moist. Has anyone tried this with all-purpose gluten free flour? (Only because of a Doctor-ordered low carb, low sugar diet right now while pregnant). I added Walnuts and raisens and it was absolutely, TO DIE FOR!!! Then, keeping the muffins in the oven, lower the temperature to 350 . If you have white whole wheat flour, a full swap would probably be fine. Used half the sugar (skipped the white sugar) but otherwise followed it to the t and it was fabulous. Add chocolate chips or an easy streusel topping to make it even more special. Definitely try baking this with the melted butter as your fat. Could it also be because I used too much zucchini? I usually make it half whole wheat and sub out half the oil for apple sauce. And because I was adding liquid with the maple syrup, I reduced the oil to 1/2 cup. Youre looking for uncooked batter in two places. Any reason not to use a food processor instead of grating by hand? Your email address will not be published. Toasted some in a pan this morning, shmeared it with moscarpone and am now in heaven. Dont ask Deb to change her own unique recipe just to be like someone else. Thanks Andy! Used flaxseed instead of eggs; didnt add any water. Post navigation. 14 teaspoon 1 ml vanilla extract. However, I did have to resort to using a whisk in place of a fork at the end; I needed something to break up the brown sugar lumps that the fork couldnt manage, but a few pesky zucchini strands did get sacrificed to the whisk crevices. Thank you! I use 1/2 flour at a 1:1 ratio. I used olive oil. Like for real. Not only is this so incredibly easy but the baking and taste are just so GOOD!!!! We waited a day before eating and it is unlikely to last another day since we keep eating and eating it. I love this blog. Eaten warm the cinnamon comes through nicely; I imagine when cold and if I ramped up to dark brown sugar theyd be stronger flavored still. I love it so much I just wrote it into my kids recipe books (credit assigned!). I know I will lose the awesome crunchy good crust, but could I otherwise freeze the zucchini bread to save some for later? Thank you so much for the easy and delicious recipe! My loaf required an a 65 minute bake and ended up quite claggy. Any advice or ideas? Can I replace the flour with coconut or almond flour? These will be a new staple in our house- thanks Deb! I bet you were thinking I was hoping to hear more complaining today than I usually do. Or, Wow, Deb is really going hard on the zucchini content this summer, isnt she? Its all fair and true. I love that you can (and should!) Wish I could post a picture of the massive zucchini that came out of my garden yesterdaybecause it turned into 4 loaves of this bread! I followed your instructions to the letter, except (ha ha!) bake them a day ahead (such a nice bonus if traveling with them); they keep well (uncovered) and the tops stay crisp. Thanks again, Deb. Leave in pan, unwrapped, overnight or 24 hours, until removing (carefully, so not to ruin flaky lid) and serving in slices. I highly recommend it. Id give it another go. I am sure my glucose level went pretty high but it was worth it! Sometimes, Deb, I swear you live solely to torture us. awesome recipe! Thanks. I used 2 cups of carrots, honestly because I forgot that I planned to use less, and it worked out well. Do you think theres a way to incorporate sourdough starter discard? I have a courgette glut and this recipe came along just at the right time. instructions. The bread turned out nice and moist. I know you told us not to wring out the grated zucchini, Deb, but the second half of the on-the-larger-side-but-not-monstrous zucchini I used contained quite a bit of water (somehow, puzzlingly, more than the first half). Love SK recipes and want this to be the one! Sooo goodit is the ultimate one that Ive made.especially needed as it is a way to try to keep up with my sprouting zucchini plants. It still looked ok, rose well, but I figured it out once bitten. Grab handfuls of zucchini and squeeze out excess liquid, then place in colander to drain while you prepare the batter. I did, of course, but maybe correct for others? I cant the sizes are all over the place. Just made three loaves from one giant zucchini..they look amazing, smell amazing and will soon find out how amazing they taste!! And it was perfect. So dont hesitate to make this GF! Great recipe! Though no, the flaky bark bit did not survive . Ive told everyone I know to stop looking at other zucchini bread recipes and make this one. Totally works :) Also used mostly whole wheat flour and the bread was still moist and crumbly. Oh, and I should add, the parts of the bread that were cooked well were fabulous. If this crunchy lid is like the one on your pumpkin bread, I just died. 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