Here’s a recipe for those who want a bread but not a sweet one (and are still using zucchini…)
Beer, Cheese, and Zucchini Bread
- 2 cups white flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 Tbs sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 Tbs olive oil
- 1 bottle of beer
- 2 cups grated zucchini
- 1 cup packed grated cheese (use something flavorful like smoked provolone or sharp cheddar)
- 1 clove garlic, crushed or minced
- 2 tsp black pepper
Mix together the first 5 ingredients in a bowl. Make a well in the middle then add in everything else. Mix well, scraping to make sure all the flour gets mixed in. Put in a well-greased Bundt pan or two well-greased bread pans. Bake at 375 30-55 minutes – check with a knife inserted in the middle. Cool, remove from pans, cool a little more before slicing. Yum. You can make the following variations: add 1/2 cup corn kernels, use pepper jack, add 1 small can chopped green chiles; use parmesan cheese, add 1 tsp dried oregano, and 1 tsp dried basil; use 1 1/ cups zucchini and 1/2 cup grated tart apple and use Swiss cheese; use half grated zucchini and half grated carrot; stir in 1/4 cup roasted sunflower seeds or roasted, chopped walnuts or pecans.