Friday, June 24, 2011

Sneaky veggies?

Someone asked me for a few recipes that can sneak veggies into food without kids really noticing. So for the next few days, I'm going to focus on veggies or things kids will eat regardless. I'm not sure today's recipe completely counts because there's quite a bit of sugar in it, but it's also loaded with the same amount of zucchini, so I'm calling it good. This here is my grandmother's famous Zucchini Bread. It takes some time, but it is soooo worth it.

Collette's Zucchini Bread

3 eggs
1 c. oil
2 c. zucchini, grated
2 c. sugar
3 c. flour
1 t vanilla
1/8 t ground cloves
1 t ground cinnamon
1/4 t ground nutmeg
1 t salt
2 T grated lemon rind
1 tsp baking soda
1 c. chopped nuts
1/4 t baking powder
3 T lemon juice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan; set aside. In mixing bowl, beat eggs until foamy. Add sugar, oil, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt, soda, baking powder, grated zucchini, lemon rind, lemon juice, and nuts. Mix well. Pour into a buttered and floured loaf pan and bake in oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Remove from loaf pan and cool on rack.

The secret to success is to not tell the kids that it's made with zucchini.

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