Zucchini Lemon Ginger Bread

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It’s the end of summer here and the zucchini is out in droves.  Today is National Acorn Squash Day so Sunday Supper is celebrating with a squash fest!   That means recipes for all of those wonderful squash that are in season right now.

They have zucchini all over the farmer’s market, in our CSA, and in my mom’s garden.   I am a lover of zucchini but after a month or so of having so much of it, it gets old.   I do have a few favorite recipes I use with zucchini.   I love baked zucchini sticks, zucchini brownies, and this grilled flatbread zucchini and squash pizza.   I often end up making zucchini bread as well but I get tired of the same old recipes week after week.

Fresh zucchini lemon ginger bread

So when I saw a recipe for Zucchini Lemon Ginger bread I thought it would be a great twist on a recipe I know I enjoy.    The bread has fresh grated lemon peel, lemon juice, and lots of chopped ginger.   The original recipe called for crystalized ginger but I just ran out of mine and had tons of fresh ginger so went with that instead.

Zucchini + Lemon + Ginger = a delicious quick bread!

The bread has the texture and look of classic zucchini bread.   The lemon juice and zest really brighten up the bread and give it some extra spark.   The ginger gives it a nice spice and the flavors of the ginger, lemon, and zucchini together are simply delicious.   It’s such an easy bread to make and it’s really tasty.  There’s also an optional lemon glaze which I’ve made once and is great, but the bread is so flavorful without it that I haven’t made it since the first time.

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Zucchini Lemon Ginger Bread

Yield: 12 slices
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

Source: Cooking Club Magazine

Ingredients

  • 1 c. flour
  • 1 t. baking powder
  • 1 t. cinnamon
  • 1/2 t. ground ginger
  • 1 t. salt
  • 1/2 t. baking soda
  • 1/2 t. nutmeg
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1/2 c. olive oil
  • 1 eggs
  • 1 t. vanilla
  • 1 1/4 c. shredded zucchini
  • 3 T. fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 T. grated lemon zest
  • 2-3 T. fresh lemon juice

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt, baking soda, and nutmeg.
  3. In another large bowl beat the sugar and olive oil until well combined. Add in the egg and beat until mixed well. Add in the vanilla and then mix on high speed for 1 minute.
  4. Add the flour mixture to the olive oil mixture and mix on medium speed until everything is well incorporated.
  5. Add the zucchini, fresh ginger, grated lemon zest, and lemon juice to the bowl. Mix by hand until just combined.
  6. Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan.
  7. Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Run a butter knife around the edge of the pan and invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
  8. If you want to make a simple lemon glaze, combine 1 cup of powdered sugar with 1-2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and mix until smooth. Pour over top of cooled bread.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Cooking Club Magazine

Zucchini bread with lemon and ginger

 

13 Comments

  1. Hi,
    I don’t see where, when and how (Mixer/by hand?)the flour mixture is added.That step is missing. Also, which of the two bowls is the zucchini mixture added into? And when?
    Thanks.

    1. Yikes! Sorry about that! I’ve corrected everything and put it in the directions. Thank you for letting me know. Sometimes I’m typing a recipe so fast I completely miss a step.

  2. I LOVE making lemon zucchini bread but ginger isn’t something I’ve included before – how cool! 🙂 Thanks for sharing! I bet it would taste good with a little ginger glaze too!

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