Zucchini Anise Bread Recipes

ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease two 5-by-9-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
• In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Mix the sugar, oil and beaten eggs in a separate bowl and add to the flour mixture. Stir in the grated zucchini, coconut, nuts and cherries.
• Pour the batter into the loaf pans and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool for 10 minutes before removing the loaves from the pans. Turn the breads out onto wire racks to cool completely.

ZUCCHINI NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease two 8x4-in. loaf pans. In a large bowl, beat sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking soda, lemon zest, cinnamon and baking powder; gradually beat into sugar mixture, mixing just until moistened. Stir in zucchini and walnuts., Transfer to prepared pans. Bake 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool.

ZUCCHINI SOURDOUGH BREAD

Steps:

• Mix the flour, zucchini, and water. Cover to autolyse for about 1 hour.
• Add the leaven and salt to the dough, pinching and kneading to incorporate the additions. Cover and let rest for 30-40 minutes.
• After the rest, begin a series of 4-6 stretch and folds every 20-30 minutes. During the second stretch and fold, add the toasted sunflower seeds if that is the recipe you are making.
• Cover and let bulk ferment for a total of 6-12 hours from when you added the leaven. The time will depend on your room temperature and starter strength. My Simple Zucchini Sourdough and my Rye Zucchini Sourdough with Toasted Sunflower Seeds fermented for 6.5 hours at 76F. My Rye Zucchini Sourdough fermented 6 hours at 77F.
• Scrape the dough onto a well-floured surface. Dust the top of the dough with flour and stretch/press it into a rectangular shape. Fold it in thirds and then in half as per this video.
• Cover and let the dough rest for 15-20 minutes while you prep a basket/tea towel with all-purpose and rice flour, or bran flakes. If you are making the toasted sunflower loaf, consider sprinkling untoasted sunflower seeds into the basket or at the next step, rolling the top of your shaped loaf in sunflower seeds before placing it in the basket.
• Flip the dough and shape it into a boule or batard, depending on your baking vessel. Lay it in your basket seam side up for smooth scoring, or seam side down for a rustic look.
• Let the dough proof 1-3 hours at room temperature, or 6-10 hours in the refrigerator. My Simple Zucchini Sourdough and my Rye Zucchini Sourdough with Toasted Sunflower Seeds proofed for 2 hours at 76F. My Rye Zucchini Sourdough proofed 1 hour at 80F and 1.25 hours in the refrigerator.
• Thirty minutes before the end of the proofing stage, preheat your oven to 500 F with the baking vessel inside. (Follow the temperature limits of your baker.)
• Flour your hand and flip the dough out of the basket. Gently place it in the hot baking vessel. Score the top, cover, and bake:
• 500 F for 30 minutes lid on
• 450 F for 10 minutes lid off
• Or until the internal temperature is over 205 F.

CREAM OF ZUCCHINI AND ANISE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped zucchini and chopped onion and saut until onion is translucent, about 15 minutes. Add 2 cups water, chopped garlic, 1 1/2 tablespoons fennel seeds and thyme sprig. Stir in 2 tablespoons crème fraîche and 2 tablespoons Pernod. Simmer soup uncovered 20 minutes. Remove thyme sprig from soup.
• Working in batches, purée soup in processor until smooth. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Return to saucepan and rewarm over medium heat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Drizzle with olive oil and serve.