Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Zucchini Bread with Lemon-Buttermilk Glaze
I don't know who the genius was that first put shredded zucchini in baked goodies. I do know it had to be a mom though, with kids who gagged, sputtered and played dead when presented with sauteed zucchini on their little dinner plates. I imagine that she had a garden full of zucchini and kids that wouldn't touch it.
Hmmmm....what to do?
Shred it and put it in a quick bread!
My kids are typical veggie-haters, but they do love zucchini bread. I have another zucchini bread that I made quite often, but I wanted to try this one. I loved the idea of combining lemon & zucchini. I was so happy with the way the bread turned out--light, lemony and delicious! My kids liked it too, so that's a huge bonus. :) I truly can't remember where I clipped this recipe from. It most likely was from a Southern Lady magazine.
Give it a try. It's quick and easy.
Zucchini Bread with Buttermilk-Lemon Glaze
printable recipe
For the bread:
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup shredded zucchini*
2/3 cup whole milk
1/3 cup butter, melted
2 tsp lemon zest
1 large egg
For the glaze:
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
2 tsp whole buttermilk
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray an 8x4" loaf pan with non-stick spray.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt. Add zucchini, stirring to coat with flour mixture. In a small bowl, combine milk, melted butter, zest and egg. Pour over flour mixture; stir just until combined. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
3. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan; let cool completely on wire rack.
4. In a small bowl, combine all glaze ingredients. Drizzle over bread.
*This usually works out to be one medium size zucchini. After shredding, I spread the zucchini out on a paper towel and let some of the moisture drain off.
This post is linked to: Made it On Monday
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16 comments:
These sound great! You should link them up to my Totally Tasty Tuesdays. Great recipe!
Oh I needed to have this! I have extra Buttermilk!
Thanks for linking up!
oh this looks wonderful!! i am putting this as one of my baking goals! thanks for sharing it!!
I have never seen zucchini bread made this way. I am definitely going to try this.
I'm with you, a mom had to have been the first to put zucchini into yummy bakied goodies :), your bread looks just heavenly! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
I like the way this bread looks. Most zucchini breads are darker and heavier with spices. Yours looks light and refreshing. I like the addition of lemon. I also find the glaze interesting. I have some buttermilk in my fridge right now plus my husband just brought in a ton of zucchini from our garden. I'll have to give this a try soon.
I would like to invite you to my dessert linky party on A Well-Seasoned Life's Sweet Indulgences Sunday.
http://www.wellseasonedlife.com/2011/05/sweet-indulgences-sunday-4.html
Kim
yum. I've saving this for when the garden is full of zucchini! :)
wow zucchini and lemons two of my favourite things!!!
Oh my gosh this looks wonderfully tasty! Thanks for linking up to Savory Sundays!!
(it's funny you picked this because i bookmarked it so i could feature it at a later date!)
I've seen so many zucchini bread recipes before and have been wanting to make one. Your lemon version really catches my eye and looks so good that I hope zucchini comes on sale soon so I can make this ASAP. Thanks for linking this up to Sweets for a Saturday.
I can't wait to try this recipe with the zucchini growing in my garden. I shared this recipe on my blog post, Must Try Tuesday.
http://therickettchronicles.blogspot.com/2011/05/must-try-tuesday-may-17-2011.html
Thanks for sharing another great recipe.
This bread sounds amazing! I made some Lemon Zucchini Muffins the other day that were a bit dry...I think what they need is a delicious glaze like this one!
This might just be the next thing I try with my zucchini! I love anything and everything lemon!
Just printed this recipe. I'm going to give it a try. Have you ever added blueberries? I seem to have an abundance right now.
Aimee
Hey! Just wanted to let you know that I featured this recipe on my blog today :)
I made this bread this morning, with the blueberries. It was amazing! I'm posting it tomorrow, thanks for a great recipe!
Aimee