It’s harvest time! Here is a quick tip for freezing zucchini bread for later in the year…grate the zucchini and then puree the grated zucchini.
When I first started trying to preserve the harvest, I knew that I didn’t like grated zucchini in my zucchini bread. I don’t like to find chunks of veggies in the bread and the kiddos hate it. Sooooooo. First I tried chopping the zucchini into largish chunks and then pureeing it. That was a miserable experience. Uneven, clumps of mushed zucchini. Yuck. Finally, I found out that if I put it through the grater first, it would puree beautifully!
Perfect to freeze. I pour it into 2 cup portions in Tupperware containers, label, and stick them in the freezer. When you go to use the zucchini, some of the liquid separates out as it defrosts. That’s okay. I just drain off the water and use the remaining pulp and it always turns out great.
Here is a link to a great recipe from Jaynell at Easy Going Organizer to use up that puree! This is pretty close to the recipe I have used for years, but she adds nutmeg, which sounds awesome to me – I can’t wait to try it.
And here is another link to another recipe that is supposed to be awesome from Mavis over at One Hundred Dollars a Month (with chocolate chips! Which is, in my humble opinion, the best way to eat almost anything!)
but i dont have any zucchini 🙁 no harvest here…..sob sob
I will have to have John bring you a basket of goodies. Let me know what day you will be in the office next and I will see what I can do.