I still have zucchini leftover from the fall harvest and I had some really ripe bananas that were just about to be placed in the freezer for a sweet treat.
But instead I decided to combined the two for a quick bread.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 1/2 cup ap flour
2 ripe small/medium bananas mashed
2 cups of shredded zucchini (no need to peel)
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp mace
1/4 tsp cloves
1/4 tsp allspice
1/2 cup egg substitute
1 egg
2/3 cup canola oil
2/3 cup raw sugar or brown sugar
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 TB milled flaxseed
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powered
1 tsp ground Vietnamese cinnamon
2 tsp pure Mexican vanilla extract
Yields: 4 mini loaves and 12 mini muffins.
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray with cooking spray 4 mini loaf molds. Set aside.
2. Place sugar, mashed banana, zucchini, egg, egg substitute, sugars, vanilla in large bowl. Whisk to incorporate.
3. In a separate bowl mix spices, flaxseed, baking soda, salt, baking powder, & flours.
4. Add dry ingredients into wet. Mix with whisk to blend all dry into wet batter.
5. Place scant 1 1/2 cups of batter into each mini loaf vessel.
6. Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
7. Let sit in molds for 5 minutes remove and allow to cool on wire rack for remainder of cooking process.
8. For mini muffins , use size 60 scoop and portion batter evenly in tins. Bake for 11 minutes on 325 or until toothpick comes out clean.
Wrap up in parchment paper and use festive string to decorate as gifts!