When it comes to the origin of National ZUCCHINI BREAD Day, itβs kinda hard to determine. Perhaps one day someone thought this would be a good day to make a lot of zucchini bread. With extra zucchini bread to share they could give them away as gifts to the people they love and care about while still keeping some for themselves. Zucchini bread smells delicious and tastes even better. National ZUCCHINI BREAD Day is celebrated on the 25th Day in April.
Zucchini bread is typically made as a quick bread. These types of bread are made with chemically leavened agents such as baking soda and baking powder.Β Quick bread came about after baking soda was discovered. The Arm & Hammer company started producing baking powder in 1856. The ability to make quick bread by substituting a chemical leavening instead of using yeast became very popular. So suddenly making loaves of bread just got easier.
Having portable, easy-to-prepare foods was important during the American Civil War. Quick bread was portable and relatively simple to make since it doesnβt require yeastβs rise time.
This type of food could help satisfy the hunger of people during the War. Quick breads were used by people in the United States which is where pearlash was discovered. Pearlash is a refined form of potash and has less of a smoky aftertaste. It produces carbon dioxide gas in the dough.
Potash gives food a smoky aftertaste. Itβs this smokiness that comes from creating potash. You start with some lye and pass water through hardwood ashes. Evaporating the lye water leaves behind the solid potash.
Amelia Simmons came out with the first cookbook published in America in 1796. It was called American Cookery. The book contained recipes using pearlash. Pearlash or potash had been popular in German baking and used in gingerbread recipes which is similar to zucchini bread. The agents in pearlash, unlike potash, are made from potassium carbonate, salts of tartar, or carbonate of potash. Baking powder itself wasnβt produced commercially until 1857.
The zucchini bread weβre familiar with today may have originally been made using pearlash as a chemical leavening agent. If you come across a recipe that uses potash just replace 1 teaspoonΒ of potash with 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
If you grow zucchini plants, then you know theyβre prolific producers. With an abundance of zucchini, determining ways to use it is important. One of the favorite things that gardeners like to do with extra zucchini isΒ β¦ making zucchini bread.
National ZUCCHINI BREAD Day gives you an excuse to go ahead and bake up a loaf of bread. Enjoy and share it with friends and family. I came across this healthy zucchini bread recipe and think itβs delicious. I love making quick bread and normally have some type of healthy veggie or fruit-based quick bread on hand anyway. My next quick bread will be this zucchini bread recipe. Let us know how yours turns out.
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Here are some activities that you can do on National ZUCCHINI BREAD Day!
There are many delightful ways to make zucchini bread and so many recipe books contain different creative ways to make it. Explore your options and see which ones youβd like to have. Serve some with your breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Make up a couple of extra zucchini loaves. Once youβve determined which recipes you like the best, make up some and give them away as a gift. Donβt forget to wrap your present and make it pretty. This lets someone know you care about them.
Use social media posts with the hashtags #ZucchiniBreadDay, #ZucchiniBreadDay, #ZucchiniBread, #FoodHolidays, #AprilHolidays, #Holiday, #FindADayToLOVE, #iHEARTdays to support the importance of celebrating, promoting, and sharing with the world why you β€οΈ National ZUCCHINI BREAD Day.
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2023 | April 25 | Tuesday |
2024 | April 25 | Thursday |
2025 | April 25 | Friday |
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Always try to grow zucchini squash in the garden each year and eat the flowers on the recommendation of my mother-in-law who always LOVED Zucchini flower pancakes!
One of the things that makes this quick bread unique and interesting is the green curls within the crumb of the bread. Depending on when you pick it and how much water itβs absorbed, you can have varying shades of green on your plate.
Hey, itβs a vegetable, why wouldnβt it be rich in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and fiber? Its only low-calorie goodness is only helpful for good digestion, reducing blood sugar levels, aiding weight loss,
Whether Iβm eating them fried in tempura, grilled, roasted, or baked in a dish, zucchinis are a versatile vegetable fruit. Raw zucchinis have a mild and bitter flavor. This is due in part to cucurbitacin which is a natural defense against a would-be animal intruder with the munchies. But a sweet, rich flavor emerges and intensifies when cooking longer.
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