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    Home > Bread

    Valya's Best Zucchini Bread

    Published: Jul 30, 2021 by Valya's Taste of Home · 4 Comments

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    When I first started gardening long ago, I was researching what all you can make out of those beautiful zucchinis. So, as you'd expect (nowadays) zucchini bread popped up. I thought that is kind of interesting... 🙂 Zucchinis and sweet bread...? Really? :O. So, I played with the recipe by making it many times and this is how this bread got its name in 2014 - Valya's Best Zucchini Bread when it was originally posted on the blog.

    Now, all of our family think it's the best and moistest zucchini bread on earth! We grow zucchini in the garden every year and kids make this bread at least twice a week during zucchini season. We love to have this delicious treat for breakfast with a cup of hot homemade latte or glass of cold milk.

    Now all of our family think this Valya's Best Zucchini Bread recipe is truly the best and moistest zucchini bread on earth! We grow zucchini in the garden every year and kids make this bread at least twice a week during zucchini season.

    Initially, you would think that a vegetable like zucchini does not belong in sweet bread. As would banana bread for example. That's what I thought too. The rule of thumb was: vegetables are to salt as fruit is to sweetness. And there was no mixing of the two. In our culture I don't remember that we ever had any combinations like that, at least that’s how I grew up.

    Also, the moistness trick is... be generous with the zucchini. What I do is I start this recipe by grating the zucchini first, and let it sit in a strainer so the juice can drain to the bottom of the plate before I put it into the batter.

    Before I add grated zucchini into the mixture I squeeze the rest of the juice from it if the box grater was used to grate the zucchini, but if you used carrot grater then you do NOT need to squeeze the juice out of the grated zucchini. The reason I squeeze the juice out of the box grated zucchini is that by not doing this step bread will be very very moist and gooey.

    So by adjusting how much zucchinis and juice you want in your bread will depend on how moist you like your bread to turn out. I like a lot of zucchinis in my bread, so out of 3 cups of grated zucchinis, I squeeze the juice out as much as possible. Confusing? Ask Q. 🙂

    The slice of this super tasty treat is so delicious that you can enjoy it any time of the day. Sometimes l add grated zucchini and carrots into the recipe because I like to sneak in lots of vegetables into this kind of delicious sweet bread. I hope you love it as much as we do!

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    • 🔪 Recipe Instructions
    • ⏲️ Baking time
    • 💭 Storing Tips
    • Recipe Card
    • Valya's Best Zucchini Bread
    • 🍞 Similar Recipes
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    📋 Recipe Ingredients

    • All-purpose flour
    • Sea salt
    • Baking soda
    • Baking powder
    • Ground cinnamon
    • Organic sugar
    • Brown sugar
    Now all of our family think this Valya's Best Zucchini Bread recipe is truly the best and moistest zucchini bread on earth! We grow zucchini in the garden every year and kids make this bread at least twice a week during zucchini season.
    • Large eggs (I used home raised chicken eggs)
    • Vanilla extract
    • Olive oil
    • Zucchini (I used homegrown zucchini)
    Now all of our family think this Valya's Best Zucchini Bread recipe is truly the best and moistest zucchini bread on earth! We grow zucchini in the garden every year and kids make this bread at least twice a week during zucchini season.

    🔪 Recipe Instructions

    How to Make Zucchini Bread

    Preheat oven to 350 F (180 F).

    Measure out and combine all dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, sea salt, baking soda, baking powder, and ground cinnamon. Using a hand whisker mix all the dry ingredients together. Set aside until ready for use.

    Rinse and grate zucchini and set aside until ready for use (I prefer using a carrot grater to grate zucchini).

    Valya's Best Zucchini Bread

    In the bowl of an electric mixer add eggs, organic sugar, brown sugar, and beat on high for 5 minutes or until the batter is pale in color.

    Then add vanilla, oil and beat once more just until combined.

    Valya's Best Zucchini Bread

    Finally, stir in stir in dry ingredients in two additions alternating with adding grated zucchini, and gently mix everything on low for 2 minutes or until combined.

    Valya's Best Zucchini Bread

    ⏲️ Baking time

    Grease two bread pans with butter. Pour half of the batter into one pan and the other half into the second pan.

    Bake two loaves (two bread pans) at 350 F (180 C) for 50 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of the bread should come out with moist crumbs on it.

    Valya's Best Zucchini Bread

    Remove from the oven. Cool bread in pans for 10 minutes before transferring it onto the cooling rack.

    Now all of our family think this Valya's Best Zucchini Bread recipe is truly the best and moistest zucchini bread on earth! We grow zucchini in the garden every year and kids make this bread at least twice a week during zucchini season.

    Remove the bread from pans and transfer it onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely before slicing.

    Now all of our family think this Valya's Best Zucchini Bread recipe is truly the best and moistest zucchini bread on earth! We grow zucchini in the garden every year and kids make this bread at least twice a week during zucchini season.

    💭 Storing Tips

    This zucchini bread recipe should keep for at least 2 or 3 days at room temperature. Keep zucchini bread in an airtight container, so it doesn't get stale. If your zucchini bread is still hanging around after 3 days, you might want to refrigerate it.

    Zucchini bread definitely freezes well. It can remain frozen for two to three months if properly wrapped.

    Slice the bread before freezing that way, you won't have to thaw and refreeze the entire loaf every time you want a slice or two.

    Now all of our family think this Valya's Best Zucchini Bread recipe is truly the best and moistest zucchini bread on earth! We grow zucchini in the garden every year and kids make this bread at least twice a week during zucchini season.

    If you make this Valya's Best Zucchini Bread Recipe, please share a picture with me on Facebook, Instagram, or Pinterest. Tag with #valyastasteofhome. I’d love to see your creations! 

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    Now all of our family think this Valya's Best Zucchini Bread recipe is truly the best and moistest zucchini bread on earth! We grow zucchini in the garden every year and kids make this bread at least twice a week during zucchini season.

    Valya's Best Zucchini Bread

    Valya's Taste of Home
    Now all of our family think this Valya's Best Zucchini Bread recipe is truly the best and moistest zucchini bread on earth! We grow zucchini in the garden every year and kids make this bread at least twice a week during zucchini season.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 50 mins
    10 mins
    Total Time 1 hr 15 mins
    Servings 2 bread loaves

    Ingredients
      

    Zucchini Bread Dry Ingredients

    • 3 - 4 cups - all purpose flour (adding more flour, results in less moist bread)
    • 1 tsp. - sea salt
    • 1 tsp. - baking soda
    • 1 tsp. - baking powder
    • 3 tsp. - ground cinnamon
    • 1 cup - organic sugar
    • 1 ¼ cup - brown sugar

    Zucchini Bread Wet Ingredients

    • 3 - eggs
    • 3 tsp. - vanilla extract
    • ¾ cup - olive oil
    • 3 cups or 2 small zucchini
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    Instructions
     

    How to Make Zucchini Bread

    • Preheat oven to 350 F (180 F).
    • Measure out and combine all the dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, sea salt, baking soda, baking powder, and ground cinnamon. Using a hand whisker mix all the dry ingredients together. Set aside until ready for use.
    • Rinse and grate zucchini and set aside until ready for use.
    • In the bowl of an electric mixer add eggs, organic sugar, brown sugar, and beat on high for 5 minutes or until the batter is pale in color.
    • Then add vanilla, oil and beat once more just until combined.
    • Finally, stir in stir in dry ingredients in two additions alternating with adding grated zucchini, and gently mix everything on low for 2 minutes or until combined.

    Baking Zucchini Bread

    • Grease two bread pans with butter. Pour half of the batter into one pan and the other half into the second pan.
    • Bake two loaves (two bread pans) at 350 F (180 C) for 50 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of the bread should come out with moist crumbs on it.
    • Remove from the oven. Cool bread in pans for 10 minutes before transferring it onto the cooling rack.

    Notes

    • This zucchini bread recipe should keep for at least 2 or 3 days at room temperature. Keep zucchini bread in an airtight container, so it doesn't get stale. If your zucchini bread is still hanging around after 3 days, you might want to refrigerate it.
    • Zucchini bread definitely freezes well. It can remain frozen for two to three months if properly wrapped.
    • Slice the bread before freezing that way, you won't have to thaw and refreeze the entire loaf every time you want a slice or two.
    Keyword carrot zucchini bread, homegrown zucchini, moist zucchini bread, pillow soft zucchini bread
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    Now all of our family think this Valya's Best Zucchini Bread recipe is truly the best and moistest zucchini bread on earth! We grow zucchini in the garden every year and kids make this bread at least twice a week during zucchini season.

    This recipe was originally posted on August 29, 2014 (original picture below).  I tweaked it a bit since then like using good quality ingredients. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure.

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    1. Cathy says

      November 20, 2021 at 10:57 am

      5 stars
      My go to recipe for Zucchini Bread! Everyone loves ❤ it!

      Reply
      • Valya's Taste of Home says

        November 20, 2021 at 1:09 pm

        I'm so happy to hear that! Thank you for your feedback and amazing review! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Lilya says

      September 03, 2014 at 8:52 pm

      I made this today and my kiddos loved it! I did not tell them it has zucchini because I knew my son wouldn't eat it! He ended up eating most of it! It turned out delicious! Thank you!

      Reply
      • valya'stasteofhome.com says

        September 04, 2014 at 4:10 pm

        I know what you mean. Sometimes you just have to keep it as a secret what goes into that recipe, other wise they wont eat it. I'm glad it turned out good for you! Thanks for visiting my blog! 🙂

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