the last slice: zucchini bread

It came out of the bundt pan a real hot mess -the top crumbling as it was falling out of the bottom of the pan. and it was damn delicious. I'm sitting here munching on the last slice, and a girlfriend had asked for the recipe yesterday. I figured I would share it with you all. it would probably work best in a muffin pan- don't forget to grease whatever pan you use!

I can't take all the credit, this recipe actually come from one of my professors from college...and I tweaked a little more for my sweet tooth!

Chocolate & Zucchini bread:
2 1/2 cups self rising flour
1 t cinnamon
1/2 C vegetable oil
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1 t vanilla extract
1/2 C buttermilk
1 stick of butter, softened [which is 1/2 C]
1 3/4 C sugar
2 C grated, raw zucchini
1 package of sliced almonds [or your choice of nuts]
1/2 C brown sugar
3/4 C semi sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees & grease pan generously.

Mix 1 - Flour, cinnamon
Mix 2 - med. bowl - oil, eggs, vanilla & buttermilk
Mix 3 - large bowl - blend sugar & butter until well mixed. if you have an electric beater...I don't so I just used a fork, and got a great arm workout!

Add the oil mixture [2] to the sugar mixture [3] - blend well. add the zucchini, then the dry mix [1].

now, when I decided to do a Zucchini cake in the bundt pan, I thought it would be awesome to mix the chocolate chips in - they all sunk to the bottom of the pan, which is why I had such a hot mess with it sticking to the pan - despite the fact that it had been greased!

so, whatever you decide to make - be it muffins, bundt, or just bread - you might want to consider saving the chips to sprinkle on last...

as for the almonds & the brown sugar - I poured half of the batter in the pan, then sprinkled the almonds & brown sugar as a "layer" then poured the rest of the batter. you can either sprinkle thenuts on top with the choc chips, and mix the brown sugar in with the flour or you can make a layer - up to you!

bake at 350 degrees for about 20-25 minutes [30ish if in a loaf or bundt pan] or until the tops feel firm. makes about 2 dozen muffins, or one cake or a couple of loaves...

yummers - enjoy!