Description
Delightful Paula Deen zucchini bread offers a Southern comfort classic packed with warm spices and garden-fresh goodness. Home bakers savor this moist quick bread that brings family memories to kitchen counters.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (473 ml) grated zucchini
- 3 ¼ cups (406 g) all-purpose flour
- 3 cups (600 g) sugar
- 4 beaten eggs
- 1 cup (237 ml) vegetable oil
- 1 cup (120 g) chopped walnuts (or pecans)
- ⅓ cup (79 ml) water
- 2 tsps baking soda
- 1 ½ tsps salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat Preparation: Warm the oven to 350°F (175°C) and generously spray two loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray to prevent sticking.
- Dry Ingredient Fusion: In a large mixing bowl, thoroughly combine flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, cinnamon, and sugar, ensuring even distribution of all dry components.
- Wet Ingredient Blending: In a separate bowl, whisk together vegetable oil, eggs, water, grated zucchini, and lemon juice until the mixture achieves a smooth, uniform consistency.
- Batter Formation: Delicately fold the wet ingredients into the dry mixture, stirring minimally to preserve the bread’s tender crumb, then gently integrate chopped walnuts or pecans throughout the batter.
- Baking Process: Carefully pour the prepared batter into the greased loaf pans, distributing evenly, and place in the preheated oven for approximately 60 minutes, watching for a rich golden-brown exterior and testing doneness with a clean toothpick.
- Cooling and Serving: Allow the zucchini bread to rest in the pans for 10-15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing and enjoying the moist, nutty bread.
Notes
- Moisture Management: Squeeze excess liquid from grated zucchini to prevent soggy bread and ensure perfect texture.
- Mixing Mastery: Minimize stirring when combining wet and dry ingredients to keep bread tender and prevent tough, dense results.
- Nutty Nuance: Toast walnuts or pecans briefly before adding to enhance their flavor and provide a richer, more complex taste profile.
- Doneness Detection: Use the toothpick test carefully – insert near center and look for minimal, not completely clean, crumbs for optimal moisture retention.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 48 g
- Sodium: 260 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 53 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg