Zucchini Bread with Walnuts

Zucchini Bread with Walnuts

 

This Zucchini Bread with Walnuts recipe is very easy to make and will fill the house with it’s delicious aroma. Great anytime but my favorite is right out of the oven while it’s still warm.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon cardamom

2 eggs

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup regular sugar

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 1/2 cups zucchini, grated

1/4 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a loaf pan. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cardamom and nutmeg in a large bowl. Whisk egg, Sugars and oil in a medium bowl.

Fold in zucchini gently until mixed in well. Fold in walnuts. Divide the batter between the prepared pans.

Bake the loaves until a toothpick comes out almost clean, around 40 minutes. Cool in the pan for about 5 minutes, then remove pan to finish cooling on a wire rack.

Shrimp Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

Shrimp Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms

 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup olive oil

1/2 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil

3 large garlic cloves, chopped

1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary

6 ounces cooked bay shrimp

2/3 cup fresh breadcrumbs made from French bread

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup mayonnaise

8 -2 to 2 1/2-inch portobello mushrooms, dark gills removed

Directions:

Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, basil, garlic, and rosemary. Sauté until onion softens, about 5 minutes.

Transfer to medium bowl; mix in shrimp, breadcrumbs, cheese, and mayonnaise. Season filling to taste with salt and pepper.

Arrange mushrooms, rounded side down, on oiled baking sheet. Mound shrimp filling in mushrooms, pressing filling to compact slightly. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake mushrooms until tender and filling begins to brown, about 35 minutes. Serve hot.