Ingredients
1 cup salad oil
3 eggs
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 oz baking chocolate, melted
2 cup grated peeled zucchini
1 cup chopped nuts
2 cup sugar
3 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup choc chips
Directions
Blend chocolate into egg mixture along with zucchini and vanilla.
Sift flour with salt, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda. With a
large spoon, stir into zucchini mixture, along with nuts and chips.
Mix thoroughly. Spoon into 2 well-greased 9" x 5" pans. Bake at 350F
for 1 hr.
Servings: 2 servings
Chocolate Zucchini Nut Quick Bread (Fontish) Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Bread; Breads; Chocolate; Dessert; Quick
The History of Recipes
Recipes as an idea can be traced back into history, in truth as far back as the early Egyptians, and maybe further still. Interesting though that is, generally, these early recipes were just very simple hieroglyphic or cunieform instructions for food preparation.
In an interesting twist, the most ancient recipe discovered so far, according to experts in ancient history is a series of stone tablets in Sumerian describing the preparation of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making anyone who tried it feel `blissful`. During the time of the Romans a man called Apicius compiled a few scripts which described recipes cooked by his fellow Romans. In his publication, he tells us how the roman meals were separated into hors d`oeuvre, entrees and dessert, a style of dining still practiced today. He also recounts how the Roman cooks were skilled in the use of a wide range of herbs and spices, including some familiar names such as thyme, mint and dill. Moving our culinary historical trip onwards, there are two books dating from the 14th Century - a book called `Forme of Cury`, and another named `Curye on Inglish`. Despite their titles, these have no connection with the curry that is popular today, but instead recipes for the types of food prepared by the chefs of the nobility of those days. Later on, in the 15th century, the Crusaders brought back many new spices and herbs from middle-east cuisine, including coriander, parsley, and rosemary. The introduction of these new culinary ideas prompted an outbreak in publications on food, many of which are kept safe in private collections. Over the next few hundred years, the wealthy families of Wesstern Europe tried to offer the most exotic banquets, and because of this the best cooks and their recipes increased in prestige. However, it wasn`t until the 1800s that fine cookery and recipe collections reached a high level of popularity. The Famous Mrs Isabella Beeton in the UK, and the equally well-known Fannie Farmer in the US, spent years to assembling, verifying, and writing down popular recipes of the day. By the time we get to the 1900s, cook books are highly popular due to higher levels of literacy, people having more leisure time and disposable income. |
We hope you enjoy this Chocolate Zucchini Nut Quick Bread (Fontish) recipe.
