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Food Blog Friday: Lemon Poppyseed Zucchini Bread

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Zucchini Bread in Pan

Happy Food Blog Friday!  This is my absolute favorite zucchini bread recipe and I’m thrilled to be able to share it with you today.  Heidi from 101 Cookbooks calls this her Special Zucchini Bread and with extras like lemon zest and poppy seeds, it truly is special. 

101 Cookbooks is an amazing food blog that I’ve been reading for years and I’d bet that most of you have been doing the same.  If you’re at all interested in cooking with natural, whole ingredients and/or expanding your vegetarian cooking repertoire, 101 Cookbooks is a must-read.  The recipes are exciting and well-written and the photography is fantastic.  If you somehow haven’t yet visited, go there now. You won’t be sorry.  In addition to the blog, I’d also like to recommend Heidi’s wonderful cookbook Super Natural Cooking.  It’s a great book.

Zucchini Loaves Cooling

I’ve made this zucchini bread a couple of times now, once with whole wheat flour and once with all-purpose flour.  Both versions were fantastic.  I leave out the optional crystallized ginger and curry powder, not because I don’t think it sounds good, but because I was out of both ingredients the first time I gave this a try.  I fell so madly in love with the first loaf, I didn’t want to change the flavors the second time around.

Sliced Zucchini Bread

Give this lemon poppy seed version a try and you’ll never bake plain zucchini bread again!

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  1. Phoo-D says

    What beautiful zucchini bread! I love Heidi's website and recipes. We have a family zucchini bread recipe that is my standby but I think I'll have to give this version a try! (And with the zucchini invasion occurring in my garden, maybe more than once!)
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  2. Joanne says

    Is it just me or do poppy seeds make everything they touch that much more addicting? The bread looks absolutely fantastic. I love Heidi's site (and yours!).
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  5. Kalyn says

    I love seeing which blog you're cooking from now on Fridays. This does look like fantastic zucchini bread. (I have an abundance of zucchini, wish you were here!)
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  6. Ellen @ I Am Gluten Free says

    Can't wait to try this - I'll be making it gluten free with a few slight adaptations. As for me, any quick bread that has poppy seeds is a friend of mine. I love the surprising crunch they offer in every bite. Thanks for sharing!
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  8. Michelle's Kitchen says

    Oh! I must make this! My partner Jacob has been asking for lemon poppyseed bread for about a year now, and I haven't gotten to it. He's been out of town for two months and this would the perfect way to welcome him home! So excited now!
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  11. Helen T says

    Fantastic recipe, another great thing to do with the zucchini glut that will be hitting any time now! I've never made a zucchini bread, but do make a mean zucchini and coconut cake from Red Velvet & Chocolate Heartache
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  14. Terry @ Ink & Vodka says

    So good!! I made this over the weekend and it was absolute perfection. There's a very thin line of self-control keeping me from eating what little is left of it in one sitting right this VERY MINUTE.
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