Share Cheddar Zucchini Bread – a hearty quick bread with a little kick of cayenne!
Cheddar Zucchini Bread
Crafting Lunch
The crafty ladies were at it again! Sewing up a new project and enjoying a lovely lunch of Rosemary Chicken Salad Stuffed Tomatoes and Cheddar Zucchini Bread. This post features the bread. If you’re interested in the chicken salad, which is from a previous post, just click on the picture below.
I love the savory aspects of this quick bread – the Cheddar and Paremsan cheese, plus the nice little kick of cayenne. Usually zucchini bread is more on the sweet side, featuring cinnamon or chocolate, etc… With this recipe, you have a bread you can serve with a main course, similar to corn bread or rolls.
Making zucchini bread was a new adventure for me, so I researched a few things not covered in the recipe. Such as, whether you need to peal the zucchini before you shred it (you don’t.) Along with that answer, I discovered a few other great tips. One was to put the shredded zucchini in a clean dish towel and squeeze out the excess liquid. Once this is done, you add the squeezed zucchini into the dry ingredients. Then you add the wet ingredients. This results in a lighter texture than typically found in zucchini bread. The last tip was to cool the bread on it’s side, which I did both in the pan and after removing it from the pan. This helps with the texture as well.
Garden or Farmer’s Market Excess?
If you happened to plant zucchini or scored some during your last farmer’s market haul, here’s another great way to use up the excess! According to my research, it freezes well too:
Storage: Loaves will keep in an airtight container for several days. They can also be wrapped in foil and frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight or in a warm oven for 20 minutes.
Enjoy the recipes below and our pot grabber (aka pot holder) craft day highlights.
Rosemary Chicken Salad Stuffed Tomatoes
Patty Mahoney
The bread looks wonderful ! I could probably eat half the loaf myself!
Jessica FREIMARK
That bread looks like a whole lot of deliciousnes! The pot holders are adorable too, I love the pattern you picked.
cathyscooking@gmail.com
Those little pot grabbers work great but are a little tricky to make. The bread was yummy.