TIL: Zucchini in Muffins are a Good Thing

Every once in a while, I stumble upon a recipe that makes me question the sanity of some people. For example: who on God's green earth saw a cow's udder and thought Hmmm I wonder what would happen if I drink whatever comes out of those? The age old adventure of pushing the boundaries just to see what will happen. Today, it's with zucchini.

I've heard of banana bread, pumpkin break, spice bread, and at least 25 other crazy forms of bread. Zucchini bread is definitely a new one; also probably my new favorite. This recipe makes about 12 large muffins or two loaves.

You'll need:
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups shredded zucchini
1/2 cup applesauce
1/3 cup orange juice
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat the oven to 350. Start by mixing the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl (seriously you're gonna need a big ass bowl). Beat until well blended. Add zucchini, applesauce and orange juice; stir well. Combine the flour with next 5 ingredients.

Slimy yet satisfying

Add zucchini mixture to dry ingredients, stir gently to combine (unless you want to crazy overflow of nonsense all over your floor like I did). Pour into 2, greased 9-inch loaf pans or large muffin pans. Bake for about 60-70 minutes for the loaves and 15-20 minutes for the muffins (learn from my mistakes people). Let the pans cool for 10 minutes.

Lessons learned: remember that muffins take less time than the loaves. Otherwise you end up with crusty muffins (insert innuendo here) and an unhappy mama.

Cooking is something a little new to me. My family have bred amazing cooks since the dawn of man (as an Irish decedent it's astounding what we can do with a potato) and it's time I live up to that standard. Goodbye cereal and toast. Hello good eatin'.

Cheers,
K