I grew up eating sweet zucchini breads and muffins, but never anything savory coming from the zucchini-infused bread basket. When dear Mihl of Seitan Is My Motor blogged her Savory Zucchini Bread recipe, I couldn’t wait for our heat-wave to break – I just had to try it! Mihl’s got the most delicious recipes on her blog, if you’ve never been you really ought to pay her a visit.
Please don’t blame Mihl’s delicious (and super-easy to follow) recipe for the unsightly nature of this fabulous loaf. If it must be someone’s fault, it’s mine. Well, mine and Mother Nature’s who blessed us with extremely warm temperatures very early in the day.
Thinking I could “beat the heat” I mixed my dough early and let it rise while we prepared for the day. The second rise isn’t very long, and since I only had a few errands to run I thought we’d be safe…well… (if you’ve ever watched the television show I Love Lucy just imagine her saying “well…”) the errands ended up taking longer than planned (bien sûr) and the heat shot up faster than I’d planned, and we returned home to two very over-risen loaves.
Sigh.
But really, who cares? So it’s not as beautiful as I’d hoped (Guppy asked me if I could make it look like an escargot and I said pourquoi pas?). It does look like an escargot, one that had been crushed, perhaps? The important thing is the taste, and it was voted delicious by 3 out of 3 Fish (myself, Guppy and Monsieur). I was going to freeze one of the loaves, but I didn’t even have a chance, Monsieur F. digging into it, topping thick slices with the Raw Ranch Dressing I’d made. That’s ok. Just an excuse to go make more!
I’ll be submitting this lovely loaf to Yeast Spotting, your weekly dose of home-baked goodness over at Wild Yeast (thanks as usual, Susan!).
mmm yummy. gotta be honest, i love the look of it. it’s different and shows that it’s homemade (which makes it look 10 times tastier in my books).
and lots of huggles from the geekling and i.
I don’t think it is ugly! One can clearly see that this bread was made during hot weather and it looks special. I am so, so glad you liked this bread.
It looks beautiful and delicious! And I’ve been planning on making this bread this week–hooray for a good review!
Savory zucchini bread is new to me too, and I just know it must be delicious! The idea of using zucchini purée is brilliant.
By the way, between this and the other one of Mihl’s recipes (the plum cake) you’ve retweeted today, I had to add one more blog to my reader! Thanks for the great recommendation!
Oh that sounds so good! I love the way it looks, too, very rustic and just delicious.
I love the shape:) I bet it tastes great too!
I love misshapen loaves, makes me feel rustic.
i saw her post and was thinking how much i’ve missed zucchini bread in the past couple years. and who cares what it looks like – if it tastes good, beauty is only skin deep.
i love the look of the loaf, Shelly – it’s much better than some drop biscuits i attempted to make a few weeks ago – they were pretty darn (dare i say it) uglyfaced. ahahhahahahaa! i totally thought your loaf looked snail-like – hooray! Mihl’s recipes rock socks, and i’m gonna see if i can make this one gluten-free. i’ve never had a savory zucchini bread & i can’t wait to try it!
I saw this bread on Mihl’s site and I knew it was winner recipe. I bet it was fabulous in your ranch dressing.
Looks delicious to me–love that zucchini! And what a great idea for a loaf.
mm.. I was just thinking the cashew “cheeze” I have in the fridge would be just the thing for this!!! Yumm….
I want to make it !!! Guppy makes a great tem with you ! i love the escargot !!! Baci !
I must have missed Mihl’s original post, but that sounds amazing! I’ve never had a savory zuke bread either. Also, I must try the raw ranch on my next raw day!!!
what a great idea! i can totally see how it would be divine with that ranch dressing… yum
So many uses for zucchini, so little time! I do love the sound of this bread- What counts is taste in the end, not looks.
aww it’s not that ugly. i’d eat it!
do not worry about how it looks. It is all about how it taste and I am sure it was awesome. I bought some courgettes just to make this bread from seitan is my motor’s blog.I see you have been having a great summer:)
Oh I love your rustic escargot. And with zucchini everywhere this time of year, it’s perfect!
Yum. I bet it tasted really good!
Shelly, I decided to comment here because I love zucchini bread, and yours looks fabulous. Plus, I’m a sewing dummy, so even though David Bowie IS getting sexier as he ages, I wanted to tell you how much I love your zucchini bread recipe. I love being able to check your site whenever I need to bake something for my ‘alternative; friends. Everything you create/make/bake, turns out fantastic! You are my gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian et al, inspiration, and a wonderful girl to boot
Sure doesn’t look ugly to me. I’d happily dig in and eat that. I’ve made zucchini breads in the same style as banana breads before but never a yeasted one – it is something I must try and very soon indeed.
I think your bread looks charming, not unsightly. It has character. It’s definitely making my mouth water!
It sounds awesome to me!