Description
A savory quick bread packed with zucchini, cheddar cheese, and green onions. Perfect with soups, salads, or toasted for breakfast.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups grated zucchini
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
- 2 green onions, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
- Squeeze some moisture from the grated zucchini.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
- Mix milk and vinegar and let curdle briefly.
- Whisk egg and melted butter into the milk mixture.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir gently.
- Fold in zucchini, cheddar cheese, and green onions.
- Transfer batter to prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes in the pan before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- Use 1 cup buttermilk instead of milk and vinegar if preferred.
- Store at room temperature for 3 days.
- Freeze up to 3 months for longer storage.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 269
- Sugar: 2
- Sodium: 407
- Fat: 13
- Saturated Fat: 7
- Unsaturated Fat: 5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 27
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 10
- Cholesterol: 57