Best Aunt Stellas Zucchini Recipes

30 BEST ZUCCHINI RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425F
• Slice the zucchini into 1/3 inch disks. Place in a bowl and drizzle with the olive oil, sprinkle with salt, garlic powder, pepper and optional chili flakes. Place in a single layer on a parchment-lined sheet pan. Lightly sprinkle each slice with 1/3 teaspoon grated pecorino.
• Bake in the oven 18 minutes, check, and if need be, rotate, or tent lightly with foil (if getting too dark) and continue baking 5-10 minutes until fork tender. You want tops nicely golden and crispy with tender middles.
• Place on a plater and scatter with the torn basil leaves. Enjoy!

AUNT MARIAN'S SUMMER SQUASH CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a 9-inch pie pan with crust, then crimp the edges decoratively.
• To prepare the zucchini, trim the ends and cut each squash lengthwise into quarters, turning each squash into four long strips. Cut away the pointed edge of each strip, removing and discarding the seeds. Line up the strips and cut each one crosswise into 1/2-inch chunks. You should have about 6 cups of chopped zucchini.
• In a medium saucepan with a tight-fitting lid, bring 3/4 cup water to a rolling boil. Add the chopped zucchini, cover, and cook until the zucchini is tender and bright green, softened, but still holding its shape without turning to mush, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and drain well.
• In a small bowl, combine the sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg, and salt. Stir with a fork to mix everything well. In a medium bowl, combine the cream, eggs, butter, vanilla, and vinegar. Using a whisk or a fork, stir to combine everything well. Add the sugar mixture and stir to dissolve the dry ingredients and mix everything together into a thick, smooth filling.
• Transfer the zucchini back to the empty saucepan and mash it to make it as soft and smooth as possible. Drain off any extra liquid that the zucchini releases. Measure it out, so that you have about 2 1/2 cups. Fold the mashed, drained zucchini into the filling and stir to mix everything together well.
• Pour the filling into the piecrust. Place the pie on the middle shelf of the oven. Bake for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 325 degrees F, and bake until the filling is firm and nicely browned, and a knife inserted in the center of the pie comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Place the pie on a cooling rack or a folded kitchen towel and let cool to room temperature. Serve at room temperature or slightly chilled.

AUNTIE ANNE'S PRETZELS - COPYCAT

Steps:

• Sprinkle yeast on lukewarm water in mixing bowl; stir to dissolve.
• Add sugar, salt and stir to dissolve; add flour and knead dough until smooth and elastic.
• Let rise at least 1/2 hour.
• While dough is rising, prepare a baking soda water bath with 2 cups warm water and 2 tbsp baking soda.
• Be certain to stir often.
• After dough has risen, pinch off bits of dough and roll into a long rope (about 1/2 inch or less thick) and shape.
• Dip pretzel in soda solution and place on greased baking sheet.
• Allow pretzels to rise again.
• Bake in oven at 450 for about 10 minutes or until golden.
• Brush with melted butter.
• Toppings: After you brush with butter try sprinkling with coarse salt.
• Or for Auntie Anne's famous Cinnamon Sugar, try melting a stick of butter in a shallow bowl (big enough to fit the entire pretzel) and in another shallow bowl make a mixture of cinnamon and sugar.
• Dip the pretzel into the butter, coating both sides generously.
• Then dip again into the cinnamon mixture.
• Notes: The longer and thinner you can make the dough rope, the more like Auntie Anne's they will be.

AUNT INA'S TOMATO ZUCCHINI PIE

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 10-inch pie plate. Sprinkle tomato, zucchini, onion and Parmesan cheese on bottom of pie plate.
• 2. Beat together remaining ingredients until smooth, 15 seconds in blender on high, or 1 minute with a whisk or hand beater. Carefully pour into pie plate on top of vegetables. Bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean - about 30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before cutting and serving.
• 3. Note: If you want to have more "cooked" and less crisp veggies you can saute them before placing in pie plate. However, be sure to fully drain any oil or juice before placing in pie plate.

AUNT RITA'S ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Mix together 1 cup of oil,2 cups of sugar Add 2 cups of zucchini.
• Add 3 eggs and 3 tsps of vanilla.
• Sift together 2½ cups of flour, 1 teaspoons of salt,
• 2 tsps of baking soda and ¼ tsp of baking powder.
• Add 3 tsps of cinnamon.
• Mix all together - then add the ½ cup of pecans.
• Bake for 1 hour in a preheated 350 degree F oven in 3 - 3½" x 7" x 2" inch pans. Spray all 3 pans with Pam cooking spray. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans,.

AUNT STELLA'S ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Melt butter - add onion, green pepper and garlic powder. Saute - then add diced squash. Stir - put on lid - cook until soft. About 20 min. Remove from heat. In a large bowl, beat eggs, add the bread which was torn into small pieces. Add the cheese. Mix well and blend into the squash mixture. Put into a greased baking dish. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Use small tender squash. Serve warm.