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Tofu-N-Sprouts
08-24-05, 06:09 PM
Easy Zucchini Bread

This recipe is suitable for a: vegetarian or vegan diet

Category: Breads




Ingredients:
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2 cups grated zucchini (I shred mine really fine)
En-ER-G Egg Replacer (or other brand, whatever you use)
equiv to 2 eggs
1/2 cup silken tofu mashed
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vinegar (sounds weird, but you won't taste it, it's essential to help baking soda work)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup applesauce or mashed banana
2 teaspoons real vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking powder




Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Grease 2 - 8x4 inch loaf pans.
Mix egg-replacer with water according to package directions (should be about 1/2 cup). Blend egg-replacer with tofu and oil in food processor or blender until smooth.
In a large mixing bowl, combine zucchini, applesauce, sugar, vinegar and vanilla extract. Add tofu mixture to zucchini and mix well.
In a medium size mixing bowl, mix together flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking powder. Gradually mix dry ingredients into the zucchini mixture. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pans.
Bake for 40 to 60 minutes.




Additional comments:
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This is a great recipe, and easy because you can adjust it according to what you have on hand.
Use less egg-replacer and more tofu, use all tofu (though it may be more heavy...).
Use all applesauce instead of oil (though it will be more crumbly).
Use banana instead of applesauce.
Use all whole wheat flour.
Add nuts or raisins or chocolate chips if you like. (I sometimes add chopped, dried apricots - YUM!!)
I've even used shredded carrots and apples instead of zucchini, sometimes I use 1 cup zucchini and 1 cup well drained bits of pineapple.
You can add a little more shredded zucchini too, though the bread will be more dense and heavy.
It makes great little muffins for my kids breakfasts too!

~~Have Fun~~

This bread freezes well, makes a nice gift, and ships great - it can stay out of the fridge, wrapped in plastic, just fine for a week.- I mail out zucchini bread all summer long to unsuspecting souls who haven't managed to hide from me and my baking skills yet.




Recipe source: This recipe is mine or I have altered it from its original version.

If you try this recipe please come back and leave a review!

Brandon
08-30-05, 05:21 AM
I've had the privelege of trying this bread (thanks TNS!) and I can say that is absolutely delicious. It is moist, tasty, and far better than most cakes. A great companion to a nice cup of coffee, for sure!

A definite must-try if you have zuchini on-hand. :up:

froggythefrog
08-30-05, 04:52 PM
Yup... I have some made by hers truly in my freezer. I must agree... It is awesome!

Tofu-N-Sprouts
09-02-05, 02:36 AM
Awwwww..... Thanks guys!

I'm just so glad you liked it.

Beware... I have a ton of pumpkins growing on my garden too... and a killer recipe for pumpkin bread!

Brandon
09-02-05, 04:00 AM
Pumpkin bread....:drool:

Pumpkin bread + earth balance + heat = :drool: x 100.

:)

Tofu-N-Sprouts
09-03-05, 12:56 PM
Pumpkin bread + earth balance + heat = :drool: x 100.


Now that sounds like a wickedly delicious use for the pumpkins in my garden... (I'm taking notes...)

tkrk
09-04-05, 09:17 PM
I just made this bread and cannot wait to eat it, it's just too hot right now. Last week, I bought some Vegan carrot cake at WF and it was sooo good, but a bit too expensive. I am hoping that I like it because it was so quick and easy to make. I'm sure it is going to be good....mmm mmm mmm

Tofu-N-Sprouts
09-04-05, 10:54 PM
tkrk: You can shred carrots instead of zucchini in this recipe. I just made it Friday, and actually put some COOKED carrot in with some shredded raw carrot, some raisins and coconut... YUM - best stuff ever!
PLEASE let me know how yours turns out, I don't follow "exact" recipes too carefully so when I go to write them out, I'm always afraid I've left out an important ingredient or step....

tkrk
09-16-05, 10:25 PM
Tofu n sprouts- My bread turned out quite well. Next time, I will use less zucchini that the recipe calls for because it seemed like the zucchinin sank to the bottom and would not cook, resulting in a fairly gooey bread ( on the bottom). I even tried cooking it for about 15 minutes longer but the zucchini stayed the same.But it was really good and I will deffinately make it again, using less zucchini. I really want to make carrot bread too :)

Tofu-N-Sprouts
09-18-05, 01:48 AM
Hmmmm.... weird - I haven't had that happen... I do "squeeze" the moisture out of the shredded zucchini before adding it to the recipe, and I shred it really fine so it mixes in well...

Let me know how your next batch turns out...

tkrk
09-24-05, 07:53 PM
I did prepare the zucchini very fine, however I did not squeeze any of the moisture, I'm going to have to try that next time:)

ynaffit
09-26-05, 06:38 PM
i've been wanting to try making zucchini bread for a while, but i don't want to use tofu in it. do you have any suggestions for altering the recipe to be tofuless, TNS?

Tofu-N-Sprouts
10-12-05, 03:18 PM
(*GASP!! Not use tofu?!?!?!*)

Ok, Ok... actually just use more egg replacer. The tofu is simply because I thought with the egg replacer it was too dry and 'airy'... I like it a little more 'dense' - however I have since had people say it was TOO moist and dense - so maybe just use egg replacer equiv. to 3 eggs and see how that works for you...

Also - squeeze the heck outta the shredded zucchini... and then toss it with a little of the flour - it will be WAY less "juicy" when mixed into the bread...

debatechick
10-12-05, 04:53 PM
None of my stores have egg replacer thats veg*n:sick:

Anyone have any ideas for substitutes? I want this bread! :D

froggythefrog
10-12-05, 06:01 PM
Ground flax seeds and water -- stir well, and let set for a few minutes (but only a few minutes), then use. My guess is about 1 teaspoon flaxseed + 2 teaspoons water per egg, but that's a big guess. Anyone know the actual conversion?

oriecat
10-13-05, 12:52 AM
I think it's 1 TBS to 3 TBS water. But I'm not sure if the 1T is ground or before grinding.

Tofu-N-Sprouts
10-13-05, 02:27 AM
Ground flax seeds and water -- stir well, and let set for a few minutes (but only a few minutes), then use. My guess is about 1 teaspoon flaxseed + 2 teaspoons water per egg, but that's a big guess. Anyone know the actual conversion?

This is the measurement I use... I "whiz" it in the food processer a minute or so to blend really well then let it sit just a few minutes, like froggy said...

I use ground flax, if you have a really powerful blender that will crush the flax seeds, go ahead and use whole...

I know flax as egg replacer will work in most, but not all recipes- I have never tried it for the zucchini bread... let me know if it turns out...

ynaffit
10-24-05, 02:24 AM
i tried more egg replacer instead of tofu. didn't have enough zucchini, so i used more banana (which wasn't even quite ripe). it didn't rise as much as my banana bread does, but it turned out pretty well anyway. :lick: in the future, i'll make sure i have enough zucchini and maybe use a little less sugar.

Sheevawn
10-25-05, 07:23 AM
I h ave been looking for a good Zucchini Bread recipe for ages....THANKS Tofu n Sprouts . Off to the kitchen to do some baking :-)

thebelovedtree
09-28-06, 07:47 PM
My boyfriend's mom was looking for a healthy breakfast bread so I made this and added a few healthy extras to it. It is excellent, I used half and half whole wheat and white flour, added about 1/3 cup of ground flax seeds, a good squirt of black strap, some walnuts and I threw in some coconut just because I like it. I also increased the zucchini by almost a cup in the second batch and it still came out fine.

Of course it had too much fiber in it for bf's mom and gave her gas because all they eat is white flour :rolls eyes: (if you want a healthy breakfast you're going to have to take a gas-x and suck it up until your body gets used to it) but my roommates, my boyfriend and I have been eating it like crazy.

Tofu-N-Sprouts
07-23-07, 08:40 PM
Just made this again last night. Put a pic on my blog. It's still pretty good stuff. Hmmmm... I wonder if it would work with shredded BEETS! I have a ton of those...

Honeysuckle
07-24-07, 07:26 AM
[QUOTE=Tofu-N-Sprouts;1652893]Just made this again last night. Put a pic on my blog. It's still pretty good stuff. Hmmmm... I wonder

That looks soooo moreish!!

How essential is the powdered egg replacer? Could I use baking powder and an extra banana?

(I wish I lived in your house!! Mabye you n Froggy could adopt me? On a holidays only basis? Lemme know your thoughts)

Tofu-N-Sprouts
07-24-07, 05:40 PM
Use some flax-seeds and soymilk blended and let sit till they get "GOOPY", or just blended tofu. It'll be a little more dense, not as cake-like, but it is good.

And yeah, we could work out some sort of adoption thing - you'd have to do dishes though, and believe me, with all the cooking we do, there's a LOT of dishes...

Honeysuckle
07-25-07, 04:53 AM
I'm prepared to buy a dishwasher to free up more time for eating!

Tofu-N-Sprouts
07-28-07, 03:35 AM
Hahahah... OK.
Oh wait.
We have a dishwasher. Can you do windows?