Zucchini Bread with Zucchini Flowers

Name: Zucchini Bread with Zucchini Flowers
Yield: makes two 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaves or 24 muffins
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 3 extra-large eggs; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 3/4 cups sugar; 2 cups grated zucchini (about 1 medium zucchini); 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 1 cup chopped fresh zucchini flowers or squash blossoms, plus; 8 small whole flowers, split lengthwise (optional); 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, pecans, or pistachios (optional); 1 cup dried cranberries or raisins

December 14, 2011

This rich, dense bread is flecked with green from the zucchini and adorned with delicate zucchini blossoms on top. The flowers, which are available at gourmet specialty stores, are a beautiful addition, but the loaf is equally delicious with or without them. You can also use this batter for muffins, in which case you’ll have about twenty-four muffins and you’ll need to bake them for 20 to 25 minutes.

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