Wednesday, November 30, 2011

When life gives you durian... make durian bread?

So a rather stroke of luck (depending on who you ask) meant a run into an entire Durian, though frozen, at the Asian supermarket in Seattle. "We should get it I said to W!", he enthusiastically agreed. $20 and a 6 hour drive back to Pullman, the durian was smelling like durian alright. The next day we cracked it open (it was conveniently split open at the end into quarters already) and extracted its golden custardy flesh. Not the best of course being frozen and what not. J gagged and threw it up into the sink where it still resides and festers into something nasty. P tried a bit then said no. E being the man that he wanted to be forced a nice chunk of it down which was videoed rather amusingly. W said it was weird and wasn't quite sure what to do with it whilst L surprisingly said it was good in a strange way.

Anyway durians are a big fruit and no way was i going to finish that behemoth off by myself in the next 3 or so days and i dont think anyone else was going to help me either. So a thought came to W's mind - zucchini bread but... without the zucchini and durian as a substitute. Yeah... why not.

The recipe as follows for zucchini bread which is awesome anyway thanks to a certain persons mother. It also lasts alarmingly long in the fridge - almost an entire semester. I had about one and 3/4 of a cup of durian flesh which was packed into the cups so i pretty much halved the recipe. Everything else was the same. I used walnuts and toasted coconut flakes which i had lying around.. Er, i would suggest adding just a little more sugar though.

3 c shredded zucchini
1 2/3 c sugar
2/3 veggie oil
2tsp vanilla
4 eggs
3 c flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 c nuts
1/2 c raisins
Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans are center. 350 deg.
Grease bottoms only of loaf pans or 9x5" loaf pan with shortening or spray.
In bowl, mix zucchini, sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs.
Stir in remaining ingreds, except nuts and raisins.
Stir in nuts and raisins.
Divide batter evenly between the 2 pans or the one 9" pan.
Bake 8" 50-60 mins, 9 " loaf for 1 hour and 10 mins. or till pick comes out clean. (I baked it in a 8x8" pan and 55 mins was about 5 mins too long, so check after the 45 min mark).
Cool 10 mins on wire racks in pans.
loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove and place top sides upon wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing.

G said it was strange. I don't quite know what to make out of it. Eh, a little ice cream and im sure its all good. Tea helps. 

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