Zucchini & Pistachio Muffins w/ Lemon Icing
I never understood the appeal of zucchini.
I love the flowers the plants produce in the garden (great for stuffing and frying), but zucchini is bland and just a vehicle for other things.
Grilled and doused with balsamic vinegar or sauteed with garlic in butter, ok, but other than that a waste of my time.
My lovely neighbor has a garden full, and I was the recipient of a few green monsters, so a zucchini cake it would be.
I decided to make muffins, because they travel well, and I like to take baked goods on planes and trains (traveling a bit this summer and like to be prepared).
These were fantastic.....pistachios and zucchini just go well together.
Zucchini & Pistachio Muffins w/ Lemon Icing: makes 10 muffins
1 stick (half cup) butter, melted
1 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 lemon zested
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 small (1 cup) shredded zucchini
3/4 cup pistachios, ground in food processor or coffee grinder
1 1/2 cup flour (I used 1 cup "00" Italian flour + 1/2 cup a…
I love the flowers the plants produce in the garden (great for stuffing and frying), but zucchini is bland and just a vehicle for other things.
Grilled and doused with balsamic vinegar or sauteed with garlic in butter, ok, but other than that a waste of my time.
My lovely neighbor has a garden full, and I was the recipient of a few green monsters, so a zucchini cake it would be.
I decided to make muffins, because they travel well, and I like to take baked goods on planes and trains (traveling a bit this summer and like to be prepared).
These were fantastic.....pistachios and zucchini just go well together.
Zucchini & Pistachio Muffins w/ Lemon Icing: makes 10 muffins
1 stick (half cup) butter, melted
1 cup light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 lemon zested
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 small (1 cup) shredded zucchini
3/4 cup pistachios, ground in food processor or coffee grinder
1 1/2 cup flour (I used 1 cup "00" Italian flour + 1/2 cup a…
