ISO your best breakfast quick bread recipe.

[sunangelmb]

I am going to a 'yee-haw, our kids are finally back in school' brunch tomorrow. Would like to bring a loaf of quick bread (cinnamon, banana, zucchini, whatever) I love new delicious recipes, and was wondering what your best one is.Thanks

[nemo]

I thought there were a couple of threads on quick breads on Chow, but I couldn't find them.

If you're trying to use up zucchini, this is very chocolatey, and moist because of the zucchini. I made this for a friend on a special diet who couldn't have egg yolks, but I think you could substitute 2 whole eggs for the 4 whites in this recipe.

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

2-1/2 cups AP flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teasp baking soda
1 teasp cinnamon
1/4 teasp baking powder
2 cups sugar
4 egg whites
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 Tbls water
1 Tbls pure vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups shredded zucchini

Preheat oven to 350. Grease two 4x8 loaf pans. Sift first five ingredients together in a bowl. Combine next five ingredients in another bowl and mix with an electric mixer until well blended. Stir in zucchini. Add dry ingredients and stir just until moistened. Divide batter equally between pans.

Bake 50-60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted near center of each loaf comes out clean. Cool loaves on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove loaves from pans and cool completely.

Notes: I used four small tinfoil pans and baked for 45 minutes. These freeze well.

[Val]

You might like this Molasses Oat Banana bread...quite healthy if you cut the sugar back to 1/3 cup. I like to soak the oats in buttermilk instead of using the sour cream but you don't have to. I've made this numerous times for the office because people keep asking for it:

http://www.recipezaar.com/Molasses-Oa...

[HillJ]

Jamaican Banana Bread

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons stick margarine, softened
2 tablespoons tub light cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup skim milk
2 tablespoons dark rum or 1/4 teaspoon imitation rum extract
1/2 teaspoon grated lime rind
2 teaspoons lime juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1/4 cup flaked sweetened coconut

Topping:
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 teaspoons margarine
2 teaspoons lime juice
2 teaspoons dark rum or 1/8 teaspoon imitation rum extract
2 tablespoons chopped pecans, toasted
2 tablespoons flaked sweetened coconut

Preheat oven to 375°. Coat an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray; set aside.

Beat 2 tablespoons margarine and cheese at medium speed of a mixer; add 1 cup sugar, beating well. Add egg; beat well.

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; stir well. Combine banana and next 5 ingredients (banana through vanilla); stir well. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with banana mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; mix after each addition. Stir in 1/4 cup pecans and 1/4 cup coconut.

Pour batter into prepared pan; bake at 375° for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan. Let cool slightly on a wire rack.

Combine brown sugar and 2 teaspoons each margarine, lime juice, and rum in a saucepan; bring to a simmer. Cook 1 minute; stir constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in 2 tablespoons each pecans and coconut; spoon over loaf.

[chowser]

If you want something slightly more on the healthy side, I like this sweet potato zucchini bread.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...