La Cuisine Classique

September 1, 2008

Zucchini Bread

Filed under: Bread, Recipes, Vegetables — Tags: , , , — La Cuisine Classique @ 11:22 pm

Ingredients:

  • 3 Eggs
  • 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1/2 Cup Applesauce
  • 2 Cups White Sugar
  • 2 1/2 Cups Grated Zucchini
  • 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 3 Cups All-purpose Flour
  • 3 Teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/4 Teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt

How To Do It:
1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour two loaf pans.
2. After the zucchini has been grated, squeeze out the excess liquid.
3. Beat eggs until light and frothy in a large bowl. Add the oil, white sugar and applesauce. Stir in the zucchini and vanilla.
4. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir into the egg mixture. Divide the batter between the prepared loaf pans.
5. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until done.

Optional:
Before baking, you can add a strudel-like topping if you wish.
Ingredients:

  • 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup All-purpose Flour
  • 3 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter (room temperature)
  • 2 Teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Nutmeg

How To Do It:
Combine the ingredients in a bowl and mix together with a fork. When crumbly in texture, sprinkle the mixture over the tops of the loaves. Bake as normal.

July 18, 2008

Baked Marinated Vegetables

Filed under: Recipes, Side Dishes, Vegetables — Tags: , , , , , , , — La Cuisine Classique @ 9:57 pm

Ingredients:

  • 2 yellow squash
  • 2 zucchini
  • 1 eggplant
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 green bell pepper
  • 1 pound cremini mushrooms
  • Marinade:

  • 3/4 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
  • How to do it:
    1. Quarter the squash, zucchini and eggplant lengthwise then cut in half. Slice the tomato and onions into thick slices. Quarter the bell peppers and add the mushrooms whole.

    2. Combine the ingredients for the marinade. Pour over the vegetables and refrigerate for 2.5 hours.

    3. Arrange the vegetables on a broiler pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

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