With more people gardening, chances are there are a few extra zucchini's floating around out there. And we're always looking for creative ways to include zucchini or summer squash into our favorite recipes.
Here's a go-to bread machine bread from Brenda Gorseth, Dist. 5 representative on the NDFB Promotion and Education Committee. She says it's a great recipe, and we totally trust her opinion. (And not just because she runs a catering and custom baking business, Woodward Farm.)
Summer squash/zucchini bread
Ingredients:
In a bread machine, put the following ingredients in order:
1 cup milk, heated for one minute in microwave
1 1/2 cups shredded summer sqush (zucchini or yellow)
2 Tbs. fat (bacon grease, margarine, shortening)
4 tsp. honey
1 tsp. salt
4 cups bread flour
2 1/4 tsp. yeast
Instructions:
Use the "dough" selection on your bread machine and when done, form into 2 loaves; I weigh out 22 oz. for a large loaf and 15 oz. for a smaller one. Let rise for 45 minutes and bake at 335 for 35 minutes on lowest rack. Remove from pans after ten minutes to cool (failure to remove makes for a soggy crust).