Zucchini Pizzette

See Baked Breaded Zucchini for Instructions!

Baked Breaded Zucchini

A healthy, tasty and low carb way to bread zucchini & anything else!

Sliced Zucchini

1 cup of grated parmesan or romano cheese

1/2 cup coconut flour

1/2 cup almond flour

2 tbsp Italian seasonings

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp red pepper flakes *optional

1 egg

3 tbsp Italian dressing                  

1/2 cup water                            

I like to grease a cookie sheet for this recipe & place it in the oven at 400 degrees while I am preparing the ingredients. I find placing the breaded zucchini on a hot greased sheet keeps them from sticking & helps brown the slices better. Combine dry ingredients in a bowl large enough to submerge your zucchini slices in seasonings. Combine egg, Italian dressing & water & whisk together in a separate bowl. Submerge each slice of zucchini in the egg mixture & then press into your dry breading bowl. Be sure to press the dry seasonings on all sides of your zucchini slice. Once each zucchini slice is coated in breading, gently place on a plate.

TIP: always keep one hand wet and one hand dry while breading foods. This will prevent caked up fingers that you end up touching your food with and creating finger prints with!

Transfer each zucchini slice to your hot cookie sheet making sure each slice lays flat. Bake for 25 minutes until bottom is brown & then broil so the tops may brown to your desire if necessary. I personally do not like to flip my zucchini because I find that's how I end up losing some of my breading!

For an extra YUM factor, serve each zucchini slice with a spoonful of tomato sauce, cheese & pepperoni or whatever pizza topping you love!

 

Honey Walnut Zucchini Beer Bread *Cheat Days*

 A rich, savory sweet bread that I love to serve warm with butter along with dinner!

Ingredients:                                                  

12 oz beer

2 cups all purpose flour

1 cup wheat flour

2 cups shredded zucchini

1 tbsp baking powder

1/2 cup honey

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1 tbsp vanilla extract

This is an easy one you indulgent cheaters you!
 Just mix all the dry & wet ingredients separately
& then combine together, pour batter into a
greased 9x13 baking dish/casserole dish & bake
at 350 for 50-60 minutes!

Cheesy Zucchini Beer Bread - The Low Carb Version!

Ok, so if you are NOT living a low carb life style you might not want to jump immediately to substituting your bread, pasta & rice products for substitutions! I will admit I have NEVER tasted a bread alternative that is more delicious & emotionally satisfying than the real thing! (And through the years I have tasted A TON of substitutions & tried a A TON of recipes) A wonderful soft & puffy on the inside, firm on the outside roll, a slice of soft white bread or a chunk of hearty beer bread will never ever be replaced in your heart if you already love & are addicted to those things! But Guess what?! If you have been restricting those gluten & carb loaded delights from your diet, a low carb, almond flour or coconut flour bread product, if done right, can feel like heaven & make you wonder why you haven't eaten these healthy substitutions all along!


Ingredients:
1 cup almond flour
1 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup ground chia seed
1/2 cup psyllium husks
1 1/2 cup grated percorino romano or parmesan cheese
2 cups grated zucchini
12 oz of light beer
1 egg
1 tbsp baking powder
1tsp xanthan gum
1tbsp oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp salt
1tsp pepper
4 tbsp melted butter
1/2 cup shredded cheese of your preference

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. In a separate bowl mix wet ingredients & then combine all ingredients to form a dough. Press dough into a large, greased casserole baking dish & top with shredded cheese & melted butter. Bake on 375 for about an hour. Test bread with a toothpick before removing from oven.

TIP: If you have not yet built your stock up of low carb pantry items & you only have chia seeds or psyllium husks but not both, you can easily use 1 cup of either. Both items are great to have in stock when making low carb desserts & when adding volume to baked items.