1st Day of Summer...How is your garden doing?

Happy Summer everyone.  The flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, my garden is growing, life is good! Soon the smell of ripe peaches will be in the air at the farmers market.

This is a very long over due post!!  I have baked a few things that I am due to post, but I was off for many Friday's for one reason or another, but I am back, baking again for the office on Friday.

Being that today is the first day of summer, today's recipe is for a Garden Bread. As with most quick breads this is a pretty easy recipe, mix the dry, add the wet, put into a pan and bake.



This bakes up to a wonderful golden brown color.

1 1/2 C flour
3/4 C sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 C grated peeled Granny Smith apple
1/2 C grated carrot
1/2 C shredded zucchini
1/4 chopped walnuts, toasted ( nuts are optional)
1/4 C canola oil
1/4 C buttermilk
2 large eggs
Cooking Spray (I use Bakers Joy)

Preheat over to 350

Combine, flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.  Whisk to combine.
Add apple, carrot, zucchini and nuts to flour mixture, mix well.
In a small bowl combine- oil, buttermilk, eggs- whisk well.
Add egg mixture to flour mixture- stirring until just combined.
Spray a loaf pan well with cooking spray.
Pour batter in to pan.
Bake 45-50 mintues or until toothpick inserted into center of cake come out clean.
Cool on wire rack 10 minutes, remove from pan and continue cooling on wire rack.

So moist, so good!

One note--the veggies and apple add moisture and flavor eliminating the need for excess butter or oi, a 1/4 C of oil is all you need!

~Enjoy 

 

Look at the pieces of zucchini, carrot & apple!