This is by far the best zucchini bread recipe in every sense word for word conduct the recipe as written with instructions. In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs, sugar and olive oil until light and frothy. Followed the recipe exactly but made into muffins. Spray the pan with nonstick cooking spray to prevent sticking. I was impressed. Instructions. Excellent!! Followed your recipe to the tee. Ive made these as muffins a few times now- and Ive enjoyed them immensely! It drives me wild to see recipes that call for 1 zucchini or 2 carrots (particularly when baking), but without listing the weight of the item. Its torture Deb please respond! Added about 8 min. This is really helpful and I might try this next time. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Hmmm I guess Ill just have to make it again and see if there is a difference! We loved it. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper. Thank you for finally bringing zucchini into my quick bread rotation!!! Love your recipes. Directions. I also cant wait to eat it. I did add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts and raisins. If so, what bake time/temp modifications would you recommend? Turned out moist and not too sweet. Perfectly balanced flavor, tender and not dry, crispy top made it extra special. Last weekend I had a mishap with my favorite zucchini baked good, Bernard Claytons zucchini basil muffins. One bowl and the grater-really easy to make. Im going to make a few more tomorrow to share with neighbors. I did a taste test and my family overwhelmingly voted for the Silver Palate version. Great recipe!! Thank you!! Love the crunchy top there too but get ruined if I store it in a dome. Both delicious! We have devoured most of the loaf ourselves. https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1449998 Third, I literally left this on my counter in the loaf pan. Everyone ate more of the bread than the NYC bagels which really means something when you live in Manhattan! Also agreed! I religiously follow this site, and have made many of the recipes, with universal success. My loaf required an a 65 minute bake and ended up quite claggy. It was as easy as it looks, followed the recipe exactly (except for the addition of a few chopped walnuts) and it turned out PERFECTLY! I will report in! I am expecting my first child in 3 weeks so have been baking up goodies to freeze so we have treats to munch on when baby comes. Flavour is great and passed the 6 year olds approval as a snack in lunch box. I added the zucchini in, and then added in cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, baking soda, and flour. WOWZAWOWEEEE! Its not better than the zucchini, just different. Pour into prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Followed directions exactly and my loaf looks nearly identical to yours. I doubled and made 2 loaves anyway. Now, I have an abundance of carrots and I know they dont have the same water content, but could this recipe be used with them? Very easy to make. I didnt have the raw sugar on hand so no delicious crunchy top for me, but it turned out absolutely AMAZING. That was truly great Zucchini bread, thank you! Ill give it another shot this weekend. All ingredients are fresh. How watery is everyones batter? Yep. admittedly I made it less healthy by using browned butter and added orange zest, and its a delicious dessert. smitten kitchen. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside. i put a snack pack size container of applesauce in my measuring cup and then filled it with oil until it hit 2/3. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Well crap, I just made your other one this morning before I saw this! Add flour and mix until just combined. I made this but substituted the eggs with flax eggs to make it vegan. Fat was coconut oil mixed with canola and some ground flaxseed. Hannah, Yes I did and it worked great! I have to say, this is the best zucchini bread I have ever made! They took 30 min to bake. Made this (as muffins) today. I only waited 22 hours.This is really the Ultimate Zucchini Bread! pumpkin, almond poppyseed, banana, date, apple, etc but always strayed from zucchini for all of the reasons you describe. Thank you Deb for the joy you bring me and my family. Yeah, thats not going to happen. They needed about 30 mins in the oven and came out great. I have a feeling it may get a bit chewy, if that makes any sense (for those who have baked low-fat, youll know what I mean). Highly recommend. Coat an 8x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and preheat the oven to 350F. Oh dearI made them into mini muffins and something strange happened! You cant taste any difference. Excited to try this with the zucchinis that arrived in our imperfect produce box. I had it all ready to go into the oven (the bowl was soaking, etc) and I noticed my Pyrex 1 cup measuring cup filled with oil on the counter. https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1436828 Should I add a little bit of honey? But this one is a gem!! with no other changes and it worked great. It baked for one hour and twenty minutes before the knife that I inserted came out batter free. Also, the Deb method of mixing in leaveners/salt/spices into wet ingredients *before* adding in the flour to prevent over-mixing/developing gluten while obviating the need for a separate dry ingredients bowl? Love it! Just like the picture. In a large bowl whisk together the zucchini, olive oil and sugars. No wonder it looks a little short, rather than it usual glorious crowning magnificence! Just a note to say I didnt have a loaf pan, but made it in an 8 square pan and it was perfect in 55 minutes. I dont usually post comments here, but I feel like I have to come back and say how amazing this zucchini bread is! Thank you! I read a NYTimes article about how you do this all yourself maybe you should get a bit better about delegating if youre finding it hard to post ONE cake recipe a week on your blog *SMH*. This recipe is absolutely amazing! Prepare an 8.5 x 4.5 x 2.75-inch loaf pan by spraying with baking spray and lining with parchment paper. Hey MP! I just have to come back and say that to my delight, that giant zucchini provided enough for FOUR recipes of this bread! Thank you. Second, when I do that 10 extra stirs, look for little clumps of baking powder and/or soda and smash them. I grated enough for 2 loaves and it took less time than it took me to actually clean up the food processor! It is fantastic, and a great thing to get us through lunch time at our jobs! I didnt miss the extra 50 g of sugar that I left out. Thank you! I have now been gifted with some Zephyr Squash (the zucchini that is half green/half yellow) I am dying to make this zucchini bread recipe! Thanks Deb. Id like to add them and Im not sure how much to add to the recipe. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Do you think that would work, Deb, I made this the other day. Have to say, the consensus was that they tasted equally good, but perhaps that was cause they were only a couple of inches deep? I have made it several times. The second bread was much tastier, and I didnt see any difference in letting it rest overnight. Needless to say, the baby loved it! the moisture is important for the texture of the cake (bread). Hello, Thank you for the great blog! The recipe was written for 2 cups; 3 cups is too big of a change for it to handle. I love the list of complaints! Cant wait to try this! It really is the ultimate! I used up a small pc of green zuke and the rest from one yellow zuke. One cup of chocolat callets.Made it today witn callenaut chocolate amd walnuts . Can you freeze half of this? I made it into muffins with flax eggs! I loved not wringing the zucchini! Stir until no flour remains, being careful not to overmix. I made it followed the directions to the t which I dont normally do. Crunchy top is so yummy I mean, sugar, whats not to like. The discussions Ive found about it online seem to disagree with one another about whether to use all the liquid that collects from drained, frozen zucchini, or some or none. 2. 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). Youre recipes never let down, thanks for your diligence! Used about half white whole wheat flour and half all purpose. OMG it was amazing. And since it is Summer, we dont use the oven in our house, I used my new Foodi on bake. This recipe is a total win. It turned out perfectly. My first zucchini bread and it was so easy and turned out perfectly! It would require an extra bowl. Im going this week to my favorite bookstore to buy one of your cookbooks. Second had (all of the above, plus) added dried cherries and slivered almonds. Same temp. I did love the crunchy sugar top though, and the recipe is simplicity itself. Im thinking Ill double the recipe and get 3 4x8s out of it. Grammar correction: my sous-chefs and ME.. Ive made this 2x now, and while I love the flavor, both times it was dense or soggy in the middle. I want a candle that smells like that !! No turbinado sugar. Hot weather + small kitchen + gas oven = need to bake early in the morning. I added in blitzed toasted pecans to one tray of muffins and got good rise but the second on with in chocolate chips is a bit flatter. https://comfybelly.com/2012/09/zucchini-bread-using-almond-flour/. And super thanks to how easy it is to prep and clean up. A full pound of zucchini goes into these lemon-y muffins, perfect for using up that summer bumper crop. So helpful! Wow. It is DIVINEhave to stop myself from eating the entire loaf.with or without delicious salted butter! Please let me know. Second loaf ive made this week. Did eat it immediately after cooling; but the muffins saved until morning were even more yummy. Best of all, my smarter, older sister gave me a zucchini cake recipe using cocoa powder and ground cloves. Its great that way. It also smells amazing!! This is the Zucchini bread of my dreams. Has anyone tried omitting cinnamon from a zucchini bread recipe and can share the results? I think they provide less moisture. I am an avid baker and my friends know that I am but are shocked when I throw the steps out the window to make a recipe one-bowl and when I mix with some random fork in the drawer (or dish-rack) rather than some fancy whisk or electric mixer. Probably needed every other ingredient scaled up by 1.5x to ensure it worked. . (My tenth batch is in the oven at this moment- walnuts, choc chips and cranberries added this time, yum!). Made it exactly as noted minus the nutmeg (didnt have any), and I had to bake it a few more minutes, but I think thats just my oven. Will definitely make this again. Slice and serve. Remove from heat, then stir in milk, honey and vanilla. OMG this is the One! 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. I subbed a cup of almond flour since it was sitting around and it probably didnt rise as much as it would have with regular flour, but the top is still crispy and the inside is moist! Bland, not good enough that even my granddaughters, who had been waiting all day to devour it, didnt even want to finish their servings. If the batter appears too thick, add a touch more almond milk. My sister and I devoured half the loaf by ourselves. Ive told everyone I know to stop looking at other zucchini bread recipes and make this one. Made lasagna. So moist! Thank you for the recipe. Delicious. The second time I added much more sugar on the top, which increased the crunchiness; added 1/8 tsp of cloves because I found the bread rather bland; and did NOT let it sit overnight before slicing and eating. This came out delicious. I usually measure the amount of zucchini Im using but other than that its a very forgiving recipe. Baking is not like cooking, the portions of each ingredient are important. Its very moist and just super yummy! Sarah S I made a savory version with sundried tomatoes and cheese and used about 1/3 cup of sugar and it turned out fine. Chocolate Zucchini Muffins with chocolate chips are the best way to use up that garden zucchini this summer. Whats NOT important is commenters whining about Deb using I or Me correctly. My boyfriend declared this the best baked good hed ever eaten. With some creme fraiche on top it is life changing! I was hoping to buy it in book form because Id rather make a recipe from a book instead of a website Im old school! If your concern is gluten, it would be simpler to try a gluten free baking mix that is labelled for 1:1 substitution. Even so, I fretted. The first thing that Ive never understood about 90% of zucchini bread recipes out there including my own earlier one is why they make two loaves, but two squat ones. https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1599910. I didnt get the rise you did, so not pretty picture for youbut damn it was (note the past tense) so good! I want a tall, craggy, crunchy top that I have to swat hands away at.and you gave it to me! I didnt have dark brown sugar so I used light brown and added 1.5t of molasses to my recipe based on substitutions I read online. It seemed that the zucchini clumped up in areas and made little soggy spots. I was looking for a lemon zucchini bread recipe and came here hoping you would have something like that. The 24 hr waiting period was impossible all we could manage to wait was overnight. As GF baked goods react differently with, among other things, air, Ill test out half the batch left out as per the recipe instructions, half go in the freezer once cooled. For those needing GF I made this gluten free substituting the flour for 1/2 Trader Joes almond meal (by weight) and half Cup to Cup GF flour (by weight) and it turned out perfect. Ill definitely be doing this again. My picky eight year-old had a huge slice for breakfast. *I made this with flax eggs because my son has an egg allergy and the loaves still came out perfect. Go to Recipe. If the latter, for how long should I bake them? This looks fantastic. In other words used the firm flesh and skin and left the watery core and seeds for the compost heap. Ive followed since like 2013 and you were a big reason I got so into cooking/baking. Baked in a 912 pan for 30 minutes. We are addicted. But by doing this, the recipe made too much to fit in one loaf pan, so I used two. Quality over quantity, always. How does it freeze? Ive been wanting to make a savory veggie-based bread for my almost-one year old who needs to eat more veggies. Thanks so much for sharing! Your recipe is almost like the one I have been baking for years! Zucchini thoughts: I have a nearly identical recipe I acquired from a professional family cook in the 80s- its delightful, just as your looks. Actually, I just realized the jacked up recipe Im talking about is banana bread! Would definitely experiment with lower amounts if making it again! Great recipe! I forgot to put the sugar on top! Absolutely delicious and very forgiving recipe. Pour into two greased 8x4x3-inch loaf pans. In a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: whole wheat pastry flour, baking soda and salt. Re, whole wheat, you can, but it might be more dry and less tender. For grating the zucchini, do you peel them first? Are there any other signs I can look for to see if it needs a bit longer? Thank you for this great simple recipe. Two years ago: German Chocolate Cake + A Wedding Cake Ive always had luck with a mixture of oil/applesauce/mashed bananas to replace the oil in my recipe, so I might try that here next time. Excellent texture and now Im just trying to properly ration the rest of it because its currently tempting me. Pour batter into the prepared pans. im a long time baker, graduated in culinary arts almost 2 decades ago now and finally, now, a seasonal cook at home for my family. I would try subbing about 1/3 cup cocoa for the same quantity of flour. Wow! I have lots of frozen zucchini as many of us do this time of year. Ill try to wait. But its exceptional the next day or, say, 8 to 12 hours later. doubled the recipe but only put slightly more baking soda and baking powder The only effort required was grating the courgette; easiest recipe Ive ever made. Loved it! When I read this recipe this morning, I knew I had to make it. Mine was done in 50 minutes. Cannoli. Id find it also contributes nicely to a glorious lid. I prob wont wait until tomorrow to try it, hahaha! It worked beautifully. This is glorious. Top still crunchy and everything! I cant imagine lighter brown sugar is awful- but figured Id check. Line 2 8x4-inch loaf pans with parchment paper. One-bowl recipes mixed with a fork is THE BEST way to go. ), flavor profile is delicious (crunchy topping cannot be beat) you better make two loaves because one just wont be enough! Hosted by Pressable. I found only one so far: https://smittenkitchen.com/2019/08/ultimate-zucchini-bread/#comment-1442220. Set aside. Thank you for helping me quickly dispense with a zucchini the size of my thigh (which is sure to be bigger after devouring this loaf!). I make this with everything as is except way less sugar inside. And its a #2 contender under a zuke bread bakeoff. Wringing out zucchini: The goal of this laborious step is to reduce moisture, but this didn't necessarily predict a better texture (winning recipe Smitten Kitchen doesn't call for this step). Had to double the recipe it worked great! Geesh! Its less sweet that your recipe, perfect for adults who want to drink sweet tea, a cola, or sweet iced coffee with it. Will definitely make again ( and again ), Hi Deb! I had made a ratatouille and has 2 massive zucchini left over which I wanted to use up. I think the flavor would go well. ultimate zucchini bread. Seriously simple to put together, easy clean up and so so moist and delicious! 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