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Sourdough Discard Zucchini Bread Recipe

Faith Gorsky · anediblemosaic.com · 2026 · 12 servings

Against 243 zucchini bread recipes

More sugar than 95% of recipes and more spice than 98%.

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How it compares

Against the typical loaf: the median of 243 zucchini bread recipes, per 100 g of flour.

  • More sugar than 95% of recipes: 154% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 96%.
  • More spice than 98% of recipes: 3.9% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.2%, about 3.5 times as much.
  • More salt than 97% of recipes: 3% of the flour weight against the typical recipe's 1.4%, about twice as much.
Zucchini: 90%, 54th percentileSugar: 154%, 96th percentileFat: 44%, 32nd percentileEgg: 40%, 35th percentileSpice: 3.9%, 99th percentileLeavening: 4%, 72nd percentileSalt: 3%, 98th percentileZucchiniSugarFatEggSpiceLeaveningSalt
Percentile on each ingredient. Shaded ring: the middle half of recipes.

Ingredients (15)

  • Butter and flour ((for the loaf pan))n/a
  • 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour≈ 250 g
  • 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon≈ 8 g
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder≈ 7 g
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons salt≈ 8 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda≈ 3 g
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg≈ 1.3 g
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves ((reduce to 1/8 teaspoon if you're sensitive to cloves))≈ 0.7 g
  • 1/2 cup full-fat buttermilk ((see Notes for substitute))≈ 122 g
  • 1/2 cup avocado oil ((or vegetable oil or canola oil))≈ 109 g
  • 1/2 cup sourdough discard ((see Notes))≈ 120 g
  • 1 3/4 cups light brown sugar ((lightly packed))≈ 385 g
  • 2 large eggs≈ 100 g
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract≈ 8 g
  • 225 grams shredded zucchini225 g

flour 250 gbatter 1347 g

≈ marks grams converted from cups and spoons with standard densities; the rest are weights the source printed.

Baker's percentages

Grams per 100 g of flour, and where that falls among all 243 recipes. Shaded: the middle half. Tick: the median.

  • Zucchini90% · 54th percentile
  • Sugar154% · 96th percentile
  • Fat44% · 32nd percentile
  • Egg40% · 35th percentile
  • Spice3.9% · 99th percentile
  • Leavening4% · 72nd percentile
  • Salt3% · 98th percentile

Oven

Temperature
350°F / 175°C
median 350°F
Time
60 to 75 minutes
median 55 minutes

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