Zucchini Almond Fig Quick Bread With Chocolate Glaze Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and baking powder; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended. Stir in zucchini. Transfer to 2 greased 8x4-in. loaf pans., Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• For the quick bread: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly brush one 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan or three 6-by-3-by-2-inch mini loaf pans with melted butter and set aside.
• Combine the flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Add the dried cherries and almonds and toss together. Set aside.
• Whisk together the melted butter, yogurt, vanilla extract, eggs and grated zest if using in a small bowl. Stir in the shredded zucchini. Fold this mixture into the flour mixture until just incorporated.
• Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan(s). Tap the bottom on a hard surface a few times and smooth the top. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes for the regular loaf and 35 to 40 minutes for the minis. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes, then turn the bread out and let cool completely on the rack.
• For the lime glaze: Whisk together the confectioners' sugar, milk and lime zest and juice in a small bowl.
• Pour the glaze over the bread and allow to set at room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350°F Oil two 9 x 5 inch loaf pans.
• Beat eggs until lemon-colored.
• Add sugar and oil, and beat just until well incorporated.
• Melt chocolate in a pan over hot water.
• Cool slightly, then stir into the egg mixture.
• Add vanilla and zucchini.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add this to the zucchini mixture and stir well.
• Add the almonds and stir until the batter is completely mixed.
• Evenly divide the batter between the two loaf pans.
• Bake for approximately 1 hour 10 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes away cleanly.
• Cool in pans 20 minutes, then turn out onto a rack.
• Cool thoroughly before slicing.