I love zucchini! It is a fantastic food! It is also one of my favorite poems from my book Poems on Fruits & Ode to Veggies. When I visit schools and libraries I get the kids to shout the word zucchini at the top of their lungs. I have never met a group who didn't like to yell!
Here's the poem and what follows is the greatest recipe for zucchini bread. I sent some into school in my teenage daughter's lunch and she didn't get to eat any...her friends got to it first!
Try the recipe and let me know what you think! Do you like zucchini? Comment here or email me at judy@aimwrite.net
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Zucchini
by, J.N. McLaughlin
Zucchini is a lovely word
It rolls right off your tongue
Zucchini is a melody
A word that should be sung
Bellowed LOUD
Or whispered soft
Say it either way
It's almost operatic
In a veggie sort of way
Sing out loud and you'll agree
There is no squash to beat it
But after all the singing
Kindly slice it up and... EAT IT!
Zany Zucchini Bread
1 ½ C whole wheat flour
½ t baking soda
½ t baking powder
1 t cinnamon
½ t nutmeg
1 egg
1/3 C vegetable oil
1/3 C unsweetened applesauce
2 T fat free sour cream
¾ C light brown sugar
2 t vanilla extract
2 C grated zucchini
1. Heat oven to 325 F. Spray an 8 inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
2. In large bowl mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
3. In separate bowl, whisk together egg, oil, applesauce, sour cream, sugar and vanilla.
4. Add flour mixture to egg mixture and stir until well combined.
5. Fold in zucchini then transfer to loaf pan. Bake until risen, golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 60 to 70 minutes.
6. Cool in pan for 30 min. then remove bread from pan and continue to cool on rack.
