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> On Sat, 05 Aug 2017 23:33:07 -0400, Doris Night
> > wrote:
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>>It's zucchini season. DH has grown several different varieties of the
>>stuff. What to do, what to do.
>>
>>I've wanted to make zucchini bread that isn't sweet - most recipes
>>seem to have all kinds of sugar and even chocolate chips! That does
>>not appeal to me at all.
>>
>>So today I dug out a banana bread recipe and used the "bones" of the
>>recipe for the zuccini bread. Two cups of flour, a tsp of baking soda,
>>a tsp of baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Half a cup of butter and
>>a couple eggs. My recipe called for a cup of sugar - I cut that down
>>to 1/2 cup. Instead of the banana, I used one grated zucchini. I think
>>it ended up yielding about 1 1/2 cups after I squeezed out all the
>>water. I also added about a cup of chopped walnuts.
>
> I would have also added chopped dates.
>
>>The batter was very stiff, so I added 1/2 cup of greek yogurt. It was
>>still too stiff, so I beat in about 1/4 cup of milk. At this point, I
>>piled it in the loaf pan, crossed my fingers, and stuck it in the oven
>>(350 for 50 minutes for two small loaf pans).
>>
>>It turned out to be surprisingly edible! If I do this again - and
>>judging by the amound of zucchini on my kitchen counter, I probably
>>will - I'll cut down the sugar to about 1/4 cup, and add some grated
>>sharp cheddar cheese, and possibly some diced onion, scallions, or
>>chives.
>>
>>Any other suggestions?
>
> You can add zucchini to a raisin bran muffin recipe.

Can make chocolate cake with it too.