There is just not enough zucchini in the world right now for me. I could put it in everything and anything. I eat it plain and cook it up and oh, I love to bake with it. There is not a single thing that you put zucchini in that isn't just delicious!
These little loaves back up with a biscuit texture. You can make them into a single large loaf, put them into a muffin pan or drop them onto a sheet and make them as biscuits. They are amazing!
Did I mention they were amazing? - And also delicious!
Ingredients:
3 c all purpose flour
4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 c shredded zucchini
3/4 c shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 c of finely chopped green onion
1 Tbs fresh dill (or 2 tsp dry dill)
2 lg eggs
1 c buttermilk
4 Tbs of melted butter
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 & prep a loaf pan (I used a 4 loaf mini-loaf pan)
In a really large bowl, Whisk together your dry ingredients:
- 3 c all purpose flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder (feel free to get pretty liberal with the garlic)
Then add to the same bowl :
- 1 c shredded zucchini
- 3/4 c shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/4 c of finely chopped green onion
- 1 Tbs fresh dill (or 2 tsp dry dill) (or Basil, Thyme, Oregano, Any Mix) Herb it UP!!
Toss and coat the above ingredients with the flour mixture.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the following:
- 2 lg eggs
- 1 c buttermilk (I make mine using regular milk and lemon juice)
- 4 Tbs of melted butter (make sure you butter isn't too hot, It will cook your eggs)
Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture, and gently mix until just moistened. The batter will be lumpy. This is essentially a biscuit dough, you are going to want to mix it together just until it is moist. Resist the urge to work it any more than that. I know... It is hard.
Pour it in your loaf pan and put it in the oven. If baking in a regular-sized loaf pan, cook for about 50 minutes, or until it passes the toothpick test.
If you are using a mini loaf pan, start checking for done-ness at about 25 minutes, muffins start testing at 20 minutes and for biscuits check at about 15-18 minutes depending on how big you made them.
