A lot of muffin recipes call for tons of oil/butter too; I often leave a quarter cup of oil in the recipe because I think it makes the flavors seem richer. But it's certainly not necessary, so when I'm feeling health-conscious I leave it out. But you might try your mom's zucchini bread with only a quarter cup of oil and see how it turns out -- it may be that the recipe really requires that much shortening, but it may just taste slightly blander.
Speaking of which, I'd love to see your mom's zucchini bread recipe -- I've been meaning to try my hand at zucchini bread but I lack a good base recipe for my psycho veganizing experimentation.
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Date: 2006-04-11 04:33 pm (UTC)Speaking of which, I'd love to see your mom's zucchini bread recipe -- I've been meaning to try my hand at zucchini bread but I lack a good base recipe for my psycho veganizing experimentation.