Zucchini Bread

I received this recipe from my sister and love it because it is moist. Chocolate chips were added to the recipe only cause I am a chocholic and well, that is the way I roll at times, but it is just as good with out them *grin*.

3 c. flour
2 c. sugar
2 c. grated zucchini
1 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. baking powder
3 eggs
1 c. oil
1 c. chocolate chips
1 t. baking soda
1/2 c. sour cream

Preheat oven 350. Grease 2 9x5" bread pans.

Beat together eggs, sugar, and oil. Blend in grated zucchini and then sour cream. Mix in dry ingredients. Stir in chocolate chips, pour into pans.

Bake 80 min. Cool on wire rack.

Zucchini and Basil Bake

1 T. olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1/2 onion, chopped
1-2 zucchini(s) chopped
1/2 c. shredded muenster cheese
4 fresh basil leaves
2-3 16 oz. cans stewed tomatoes
1-2 eggs

Put oil in pan, saute onion and garlic until translucent. Add zucchini. Stir and cook for a few min. Chop basil and add to pan.

Stir in tomatoes and shredded cheese.

After cooking for 5 min. Add 1-2 eggs, one at a time stirring. Place in casserole dish and bake at 350 for 45 min.

To make a crusty top crush corn flakes(1/4 c.) and stir in +/- 1/4 c. Parmesan  and sprinkle over the top.

Zucchini Brownies

These are to die for! And IF you don't tell the kids what they are made of they will devour them! Cross my heart!

1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. oil
2 eggs
1/2 c. butter milk*
1/2 t. salt
1/2 c. cocoa
2 1/2 c. flour
1 3/4 c. sugar
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. baking powder
2 c. zucchini shredded and drained

Pre-heat oven 350

Cream together butter, oil and sugar. Add eggs 1 at a time. Blend in vanilla and buttermilk. In separate bowl mix dry ingredients. Add to batter. Mix well. Add zucchini and mix well again

Spread in 11x16" pan

Bake 15-20 min

Turn off oven bake 5 more min.

Cool, frost.

IF by chance you use a 9x13" pan as I do then bake 35-45(leaning towards the 45) min then cool on rack and cool and frost.

* Buttermilk
1 c.whole milk
1 T. vinegar

Comb. let stans at room temp 10 min stir and use.