Protein Packed Zucchini Bread Food

ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Generously coat a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. Spread the walnuts out on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until lightly golden, about 7 minutes. Cool and roughly chop. Coarsely grate the zucchini into a bowl and squeeze out the excess liquid; you should have about 1 1/2 cups zucchini. Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the sugar, oil, apple butter, vanilla and eggs with an electric mixer on medium speed in a large bowl. Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed until just combined, and then on medium speed for 30 seconds. Stir in the zucchini and nuts until evenly combined. Pour the batter into the loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Remove the bread from the pan and completely cool. Cut into 12 slices and serve at room temperature.

PROTEIN-PACKED ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Coarsely shred zucchini (you should have about 2 cups shredded zucchini). Place shredded zucchini in a sieve set over a bowl. Sprinkle the salt over zucchini; toss to combine. Let stand 1 hour to drain. Place zucchini between three or four layers of 100-percent-cotton cheesecloth or two or three layers of paper towels; squeeze out excess liquid. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Coat a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with cooking spray or line with parchment paper; set aside.
• In a large bowl whisk together gluten-free oat flour, gluten-free all-purpose flour, almond flour, sugar, whey protein powder, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves.
• In another large bowl whisk together yogurt and shredded zucchini. Add eggs and almond milk; stir until combined.
• Add flour mixture to zucchini mixture; stir until well mixed. Stir in walnuts.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake 65 to 75 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached.
• Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Run a thin metal spatula around the sides; turn out onto the wire rack. Cool completely.

ZUCCHINI PROTEIN BREAD

Steps:

• place grated zucchini in colander and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. mix well and let sit at least 10 minutes. squeeze out excess water.
• grease a normal size loaf pan, or two small loaf pans. preheat oven to 350 f.
• combine both flours, 1/2 teaspoon salt, baking powder, baking soda, turbinado (or sugar), cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
• in a separate bowl, combine the zucchini (be sure it has most of the water squeezed out), buttermilk, eggs, vanilla, and butter. i find it is easiest to add the butter to the zucchini, mix it, and then add the rest. otherwise i accidently cook my eggs with the hot butter.
• add the zucchini mix to the dry ingredients. mix well. add the nuts and currants. mix well.
• pour into bread pan(s) and bake about one hour. i usually have to add another fifteen minutes if it is all in one pan, because the bottom is still so gooey.