Lemon Zucchini Bread

I love Zucchini Bread and I found a blog post on Pinterest and gave it a try. I love it soo much I thought I would post in here for others to try.

LEMON-ZUCCHINI LOAF WITH LEMON GLAZE by NancyCreative
Makes one 9×5″ loaf

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• Juice of 1 lemon (or 2 Tablespoons lemon juice)
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1 cup grated zucchini (you don’t need to peel the zucchini before grating it)

Preheat oven to 35o degrees. Grease and flour a 9×5″ loaf pan; set aside.
In large bowl, blend flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
In medium bowl, beat 2 eggs well, then add canola oil and sugar, and blend well. Then add the buttermilk, lemon juice, and lemon zest and blend everything well. Fold in zucchini and stir until evenly distributed in mixture.
Add this mixture to the dry ingredients in the large bowl and blend everything together, but don’t overmix.
Pour batter into prepared 9×5″ loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (if your oven tends to run hot, check the loaf after 40 minutes; also, if you make this in an 8×4″ loaf pan, your baking time may be a little longer…about 5 to 10 minutes more). Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack and cool completely. While loaf is cooling, you can make the glaze…
LEMON GLAZE

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• Juice of 1 lemon (or 2 Tablespoons lemon juice)

In small bowl, mix powdered sugar and lemon juice until well blended. Spoon glaze over cooled loaf. Let glaze set, then serve.

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Hope you love it as much as I do.

Banana chocolate chip muffins

Banana chocolate chip muffins

I love my moms recipes like the rest of the family, but I she didn't have any muffin recipes. With a brown bananas eying me from the counter and a tummy crazing sweets I went in search of a really really good Banana muffin recipe. The little Goldie locks in me I found quiet a few duds, Too dense, to tasteless, then one that was just right. Okay not just right, it lacked chocolate.  I found the recipe on Pinterest and added chocolate chips to it and it was Awesome! I should have taken pictures but sorry people I just forgot again.
Banana Muffins

1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
3 bananas, mashed, or thawed if frozen
1/2 to 1 cup of chocolate chips depending on your sweet tooth.

Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla and beat until combined. Gradually add flour, baking soda and salt and mix well. Add bananas and mix until well incorporated. fold in chocolate chips.

Line 12 muffin cups with papers, or grease well. Fill muffin cups 3/4 full. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. Makes one dozen.

 Here is the original bloggers post if you want the picture references.

http://cookwithsara.blogspot.com/2009/06/banana-muffins.html

Snickerdoodles

For those who know me know that I love cookies more than almost anything. Don't get me wrong I love pie, and cupcakes like the rest of the world, but there is something about the cookie that makes me turn into a fat boy whose been on a diet that makes me go nuts for cookies.

This brings us to the snicker doodle. I found this recipe in a recipe book I believe I got as a wedding gift, and I loved it. The recipe makes only 24 cookies so it can easily be doubled to make more.

Snickerdoodles:
Cream

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg

slowly mix in
1 1/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 tsp vanilla

Chill 1 hour

Once chilled, shape into 1 inch balls. Combine 2Tbls Sugar and 1tsp cinnamon. roll balls in sugar mixture. Bake on a cookie sheet for 10-11 minutes at 375. Let cook then Eat!