Martha Stewart Cinnamon Stars Recipe Recipes Recipes Recipe For Zucchini

ZUCCHINI, BANANA, AND FLAXSEED MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat 12 standard muffin cups with cooking spray. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, flaxseed, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Add zucchini and banana and stir to combine. In a small bowl, whisk together milk, egg, and vanilla. Add milk mixture to flour mixture and stir until combined (do not overmix).
• Divide batter among muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Let muffins cool completely in pan on a wire rack, about 30 minutes.

ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line a muffin tin with ten 4 1/2 ounce paper tulip cups. Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and spices. Set aside.
• Grate zucchini on the large holes of a box grater; squeeze dry in a clean kitchen towel (you will need 2 1/2 cups). In a large bowl, stir together eggs and granulated sugar; stir in melted butter, zucchini, and orange zest and juice. Stir in flour mixture.
• Transfer batter to cups, filling each with 1/2 cup batter. Bake until a cake tester comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely. Drizzle with orange glaze and garnish with chervil, if desired. Allow glaze to set, about 20 minutes, before serving.

CINNAMON STARS (ZIMTSTERNE)

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse almonds with 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar until finely ground, about 1 minute (do not grind into a paste). Add cinnamon and zest, and pulse twice.
• In a separate bowl, whisk egg whites and salt with an electric mixer at medium speed until stiff peaks form. Gradually whisk in remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Continue to whisk until meringue is glossy and stiff, but not dry, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer 1/3 cup meringue to a small bowl. Add remaining meringue to mixture in processor, and pulse just until dough comes together. Place dough on parchment lightly dusted with confectioners' sugar; pat into a disk, and chill 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees, with racks in middle and upper thirds. Dust top of dough lightly with confectioners' sugar, top with parchment, and roll to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut dough using a 1 1/2-inch star-shaped cutter, and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. Dip cutter into confectioners' sugar frequently to prevent dough from sticking. Reroll scraps, and cut more shapes.
• Stir the water into reserved meringue; brush mixture generously over tops of stars using a small paintbrush. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until firm when gently pressed, but not hard and dry, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool completely on sheets on wire racks. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

CURRIED ZUCCHINI SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and 1 tablespoon salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and curry powder; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add zucchini, potato, and 4 cups water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer until vegetables are tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• In batches, puree soup in a blender (do not fill more than halfway) until smooth; serve immediately, or let cool, and refrigerate in an airtight container until chilled. Garnish with toasted almonds.

CINNAMON STARS

Steps:

• Stir together the almonds, cinnamon, and lemon zest until combined.
• Beat the egg whites and salt until soft peaks form. Slowly sift in the confectioner's sugar, continuing to beat until the mixture is stiff. Set aside 1/3 cup of the egg white mixture for the glaze. Fold in the almond mixture.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (170 degrees C). Line the cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Roll the dough to 1/4 inch thickness on a surface that has been sprinkled with confectioners' sugar. Using a 2 1/2-inch star cookie cutter, cut out the cookies and place them on the cookie sheets.
• To make the glaze, add the lemon juice to the reserved egg white mixture, stirring until smooth. Brush the tops of the cookies lightly with the glaze. (If the glaze starts to thicken, add a few more drops of lemon juice.)
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. When done, they will be light brown and soft in the center. Remove and cool on wire racks.

ZUCCHINI NUT BREAD - MARTHA STEWART

Steps:

• Preheat over to 350 degrees. Coat two 4 1/2 by 8 1/2 loaf pans with nonstick spray, line with partchment paper, and spray paper.
• Combine zucchini, sugars, oil and eggs in a large bowl and mix until combined.
• Add dry ingredients and mix well.
• Fold in nuts and extract.
• Divide batter between loaf pans.
• Bake unitl a tester inserted in the middle of each loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Cool 10 minutes on wire rack. Invert, and remove parchment paper. Cool completely before sliceing.

CANDIED ZUCCHINI STRIPS

Steps:

• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a saucepan, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add zucchini. Reduce heat to medium. Simmer, with a round of parchment placed directly on the surface, until zucchini are translucent, 15 to 20 minutes. Let zucchini cool in syrup.
• Arrange zucchini in a single layer on a wire rack set over a baking sheet. Let dry for 1 hour. Use immediately.

ZUCCHINI-SCALLION FRITTERS

Steps:

• Place zucchini in a colander set in the sink, and toss with 1 teaspoon salt; let drain 10 minutes. Press out as much liquid as possible.
• Whisk egg in a large bowl; mix in zucchini, scallions, flour, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until combined.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook fritters in two batches: Drop six mounds of batter (2 tablespoons each) into skillet; flatten slightly. Cook, turning once, until browned, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a papertowel-lined plate; sprinkle with salt. Repeat with remaining batter. Serve immediately, with sour cream.

SUPER DUPER ZUCCHINI MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a muffin pan, or use paper liners.
• In a large bowl, combine flour and sugar. Stir in baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in the center, and pour in milk, eggs, zucchini and vanilla. Fold in walnuts. Fill muffin cups 2/3 to 3/4 full. Sprinkle tops with brown sugar.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow to cool.

APPLESAUCE ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two loaf pans.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a bowl and set aside.
• Combine eggs, sugar, and oil in another bowl and mix until blended. Add zucchini, applesauce, and vanilla extract. Mix into dry ingredients until well blended; stir in pecans. Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool slightly before slicing and serving.