Sharing a recipe on Monday....

     I got home from a long weekend of camping and walked out to my garden...which should more appropriately be called my weed garden, but that's another story...Anyway, I found that I had zucchini growing!! What to do with it?! I've never had zucchini, so I didn't know what to do. I remember people talking about using it in bread and brownies, so I looked up some recipes...

This one got 5 stars with something like 5,000 ratings. Ought to at least be worth a try!

Mom's Zucchini Bread

Rated: Submitted By: v monte Photo By: sarah Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Hour Ready In: 1 Hour 40 Minutes Servings: 24

"A moist and delicious zucchini bread flavored with walnuts and cinnamon. Easy to bake and freeze, this recipe makes two loaves."

INGREDIENTS:

3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon 3 eggs

1 cup vegetable oil 2 1/4 cups white sugar 3 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups grated zucchini 1 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2.	Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
3.	Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. Stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.
4.	Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and completely cool.

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Printed from Allrecipes.com 7/27/2015

Here's one I found for brownies!! Then no one knows what's in it...nothing like sneaking veggies into your kids! Or your husband! :)

Zucchini Brownies

Rated: Submitted By: Marian Photo By: mominml Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 24

"Delicious and moist, these zucchini brownies will send you reeling with pleasure!"

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 cups white sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups shredded zucchini

1/2 cup chopped walnuts   6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 cup margarine 2 cups confectioners' sugar 1/4 cup milk 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan.
2.	In a large bowl, mix together the oil, sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, 1/2 cup cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Fold in the zucchini and walnuts. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
3.	Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until brownies spring back when gently touched. To make the frosting, melt together the 6 tablespoons of cocoa and margarine; set aside to cool. In a medium bowl, blend together the confectioners' sugar, milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in the cocoa mixture. Spread over cooled brownies before cutting into squares.

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Printed from Allrecipes.com 7/27/2015