Impatient Quick Breads (Banana Bread)

Basic Quick Bread

1 3/4 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking powder
2 tsp lemon juice (or a vinegar)
1 cup diced zucchini
1 cup walnuts, broken

Makes loaf, 6 large muffins, or 3 mini-loaves.
Before baking my recent batch, I also dotted the top with walnut pieces.
Bake at 375 (30 minutes for loaf, 20-25 minutes for muffins, 10-15 minutes for smaller muffins).

Other than this, just been making more breaded, and fried tofu tacos, homemade baked beans; attempted chocolate earthquakes, but they were better with ice cream than alone.

Making cinnamon rolls today but the dough is tough, so it may not work- sometimes if food isn't given enough undivided attention, it manages to tell you.

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