Banana Zucchini Bread is so delicious! What do you do when you have several ripe bananas and zucchini squash in your kitchen? You make banana bread or better yet, this Lemon Banana Zucchini Bread! I peeled the skin off the zucchini squash before adding to the batter. This is a very moist and delicious banana bread. The texture is more cake-like than other quick breads. My husband loved it!
Check out all of Linda’s great Bread Recipes for your bread making.
- 1 cup zucchini squash, shredded (peeled or unpeeled)*
- 2 very ripe bananas, mashed (preferably overripe)*
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup milk
- Juice if 1 lemon (about 2 tablespoons lemon juice)
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Adjust oven rack to lower middle position. Grease one (1) 9x5-inch loaf pan (grease bottom only of regular loaf pan or grease and flour bottom and sides on a non-stick loaf pan).
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In a bowl, combined the shredded zucchini and the mashed bananas; set aside.
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In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
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In the bowl of your electric mixer, beat together the sugar and eggs until smooth. Add the vegetable oil, milk, and lemon juice and beat until smooth. Add the flour mixture until dry ingredients are moistened (do not over beat). Fold in the zucchini/banana mixture until combined.
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Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. A good check is to use an instant digital thermometer to test your bread. The internal temperature of the bread should be at 200 degrees F.
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Bake all quick breads as soon as the ingredients are assembled. Since high temperature are often called for, it is best to bake them in the center of the oven, as the heat in the top third of the oven will be too intense.
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When done, remove from oven and cool on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely before slicing.
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Storage: Breads that contain fruit, nuts, or butter may be stored for 2 or 3 days, well wrapped in plastic wrap or aluminum foil. May be frozen for longer storage. After thawing frozen breads, reheat them in a 400 degree F. oven for a few minutes before serving.
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Makes one (1) loaf.
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* I peeled the zucchini squash.
** To ripen bananas, allow green or yellow bananas to ripen at room temperature until the skin is covered with brown spots. Use a potato masher, fork, or spoon to mash the bananas, leaving no chunks of banana.
I get many readers asking what cooking/meat thermometer that I prefer and use in my cooking and baking. I, personally, use the Thermapen Thermometer. Originally designed for professional use, the Super-Fast Thermapen Thermometer is used by chefs all over the world. I only endorse a few products, on my web site, that I like and use regularly.
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Making Muffins from a Quick Bread Recipe
Same recipe – same baking time – different shape
Choose a recipe that makes about 4 cups of batter. Most quick bread recipe make approximately 4 cups of batter which will make approximately 12 muffins.
If your quick bread recipe makes two loaves, the entire recipe should yield about 8 cups of batter, from which you can make either two dozen muffins, or one loaf and 12 muffins.
A typical muffin uses about 1/4 cup of batter. Fill each well in your muffin pan about 3/4 to nearly full. Tip: A #16 ice cream scoop will give the perfect amount of dough for each muffin.
Oven temperature and time can be flexible.
Bake the muffins for approximately 20 to 25 minutes in a 400 degree F. oven or approximatelyt 25 to 30 minutes at 375 degree F. Rotate muffin tin from front to back halfway through the baking time.
A good check for doneness is to use an instant digital thermometer to test your muffins (this is what I do). The internal temperature of the muffin should be at 200 degrees F.
Remove from oven and as soon as they have cooled enough to handle, remove the muffins from pan and place on a wire rack to finish cooling (if desired).
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Ultimate Banana Bread
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