Zuke-Corn Bread

The inspiration for the recipe comes from this recipe.  I should have followed suit with mine and used a longer pan, because my bread turned out a tad gooey since it was in the loaf mold.  I think I’ll try my recipe again with an 8x8 next time.  So that’s my advice if you choose accept it (this sounds like a mission), but if you’re just annoyed and confused with my pan debauchery, then feel free to just follow another recipe. Bon Appetit had a good one as well.

Here goes:

2 eggs
4 tablespoons butter, room temperature
½ cup milk
½ cup plain whole milk yogurt
3 tablespoons sugar
¾ teaspoon salt
1 large zucchini, shredded
2 ears corn, cut off the cob
1 cup corn meal
1 cup whole wheat all purpose flour (uh, Daisy! It rocks)
1 ½ teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray or butter your 8x8 pan. First, toss your grated zucchini in a bowl with a little salt.  Let sit for 10 minutes or so.  Then, squeeze out excess liquid (there will be a good amount) in a tea towel so that zucchini is drained.  Set aside.

Next, beat together your butter, eggs, milk, and yogurt.  In another bowl, combine all the dry ingredients.  Slowly mix in the dry ingredients (I used my electric mixer for this recipe).  Finally, beat in the zucchini and corn.  Some recipes I saw called for cooking the corn first, but I threw mine in raw.  I mean, who needs the extra step?  Not me!

Pour mixture into your pan.  My picture shows a loaf pan, but I should have used something wider so the bread wasn’t as thick.  Bake in oven for 30-40 minutes or until top is golden brown.  Let cool and serve with plenty of butter slathered all over. Enjoy!