CAI cooking tips: zucchini bread

By Chef Joseph Jacques, Culinary Arts Institute Lead Baking and Pastry Arts Instructor
Chef Joseph Jacques, Lead Baking and Pastry Arts Instructor at The Culinary Arts Institute, shares a recipe for zucchini bread that his family has been making for generations.

Chef Joseph Jacques, Lead Baking and Pastry Arts Instructor at The Culinary Arts Institute, shares a recipe for zucchini bread that his family has been making for generations.

Zucchini Bread

Yields: 2 (9"x5") loaves

Ingredients:

2 cups grated zucchiniChef Joseph Jacques

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp cinnamon, ground

1/2 tsp nutmeg, ground

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3 eggs

1 cup vegetable oil

2 cups granulated sugar

1 cup chocolate chips (can be replaced with golden raisins or nuts)

 Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and grease your pans.

Grate zucchini and add oil, eggs, sugar, and vanilla.  Mix together until incorporated with a spatula.  Add flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and chocolate chips.  Mix until smooth.  Split the batter between the two prepared pans.  Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 75 minutes.  Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes.  After 15 minutes, unpan the loaves and cool on a wire rack.  Once fully cool, slice, and serve. 

You can also wrap the loaves in plastic wrap and freeze for up to three months.