Apri 25 Zucchini Bread Day

Celebrate Zucchini Bread day on April 25th.  To tell you the truth I am not a Zucchini Bread lover but my family is. My mother, who does not follow recipes, uses Pineapple instead of yogurt. And of course she has no measurements for me either. So I found this recipe to the most popular on different sites.

Zucchini Bread

2 cups shredded zucchini
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c canola oil
1/2 c plain yogurt
1 t vanilla
3 t cinnamon
2 c AP flour
1 t baking soda
1 t baking powder
1/2 t table salt

Mix the eggs, oil, sugar, vanilla and yogurt together in a work bowl until thoroughly combined. Add the zucchini and mix well.
In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking soda & powder, salt & cinnamon.

Add the dry ingredients into the liquid in 3 installments, scraping down the sides of the bowl between each addition.

Divide batter into 2 loaf pans that have been sprayed with non stick spray. Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 30-40 minutes, or until a toothpick tests clean.

Allow to cool and remove from loaf pans. If freezing, wrap cooled loaf in plastic wrap then wrap again in aluminum foil. Will keep up to 6 months in the freezer.

http://www.food.com/food-holidays/zucchini-bread-day-0425

At food.com they have a group of different types of Zucchini breads. I hope you enjoy them. I am only putting 2 here but check them out and see all the different kinds of Zucchini breads.

Chelle's Zucchini Bread
By Mommy Diva on November 15, 2006

Yield: 2-3 loaves
Ingredients
2 2/3 cups sugar
2/3 cup shortening
3 cups shredded zucchini ( about 2 medium)
2/3 cup water
4 eggs
3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 

1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2/3 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions
1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Grease the bottom only of loaf pans (two pans if using 9 inch, three if using 8 or 8.5 inch).
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar and shortening.
4. Stir in eggs, water and zucchini.
5. Mix in remaining ingredients thoroughly, except nuts.
6. Stir in nuts, if desired, and pour into pans.
7.Bake for 60 to 70 minutes; until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center of the loaves comes out clean.
8.Cool for 5 minutes.
9.Loosen the sides of loaves from pans, remove from pans to finish cooling.
10.Cool completely prior to cutting.
11.Great served toasted with butter, with cream cheese frosting, whipping cream with rum as dessert, or just plain!
12.Enjoy! ;).

Zoobana (Zucchini Banana) Bread

By Wendy0 on November 20, 2008

Ingredients
2 cups zucchini, grated
2 bananas, mashed
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup canola oil
3 teaspoons vanilla
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
3 cups flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
3 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup walnuts (optional) 

Directions
1.Preheat oven to 325.
2.Combine the first 7 ingredients, then sift in the remaining dry ingredients.
3.Stir until just combined, and add the walnuts if you want them.
4.Pour into 2 greased loaf pans (8x4).
5.Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

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