What's the secret ingredient in my wife's famous zucchini bread?

[turbo]

Haha gee sounds real yummy You're right sounds a lot like zucchini, my mom sometimes puts zucchini in chocolate cake because it makes it moister but you would never know it was in there taste wise.

We grew some zucchini last summer and my wife and I chopped and froze a lot of it, and that's how it gets used. Shred it and put it in cakes and breads for the moisture and texture, but be prepared to get all the flavor elsewhere. My wife's zucchini bread is wonderful, but the squash is just a place-holder in that bread - the nuts and spices are everything. It's great with a little cream cheese and a cup of hot black coffee.

 

[Ouabache]

No, it's nothing like hash browns.

That's what I meant by "kicked up".. I noticed they're all starches which would griddle up nicely. Yup, I can easily imagine the sounds it would make sizzling in the skillet.

Also, here, chilli powder is just the powder made from dried chillis. You can get all sorts of crazy packaged 'chilli con carne' mixed flavourings, but there's nothing like making your own spice mix.

That is what prompted me to find out what was in chile powder. You can buy the separate ingredients fresh and mix them in a proportion to your taste.

You can do the same thing with "garam masala" or "curry powder", they are both mixtures. Some use these names http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/india/crrypowd.html . Here is a sampling of ingredients: coriander, turmeric, cumin, fenugreek, ginger, garlic, fennel, clove, mustard, cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, black pepper and saffron. It's fun to experiment with each of these spices individually as well as in combination.

 

[Ouabache]

My wife's zucchini bread is wonderful, but the squash is just a place-holder in that bread - the nuts and spices are everything. It's great with a little cream cheese and a cup of hot black coffee.

You're making me hungry.

A colleague of mine brought in a 'mock apple cake', using zucchini instead of apples. I swear, I thought they were apples.

 

[turbo]

You're making me hungry.

A colleague of mine brought in a 'mock apple cake', using zucchini instead of apples. I swear, I thought they were apples.

The trick is using cinnamon and nutmeg to make you think "apple pie" when you taste it. You can disguise the lack of the tartness of the apples by including a touch of lemon juice.

 

[Moonbear]

We grew some zucchini last summer and my wife and I chopped and froze a lot of it, and that's how it gets used. Shred it and put it in cakes and breads for the moisture and texture, but be prepared to get all the flavor elsewhere. My wife's zucchini bread is wonderful, but the squash is just a place-holder in that bread - the nuts and spices are everything. It's great with a little cream cheese and a cup of hot black coffee.

I want an invitation to dinner! I promise I won't wear anything scented (you can send me a pre-approved unscented bar of soap to use before I arrive ).