recipe

Zucchini Bread

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(Compliments of Rosie Sink of Sink Family Farm)

INGREDIENTS:
3 cups ground or grated *zucchini (1.3 to 1.5 lbs of fresh zucchini)
(Frozen ground raw zucchini works well too.)
3 cups plain flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup crushed pineapple

Optional: 

  • ½ cups pecan or walnut pieces

  • ½ cup raisins

  • ½ cup dried cranberries


Preheat the oven at 325F. Grate or grind 3 cups of zucchini. (Do not peel). Set aside.
Sift together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Set aside.

Combine sugar, eggs and vegetable oil. Mix well. Then combine flour ingredients. Cream the batter. 

Add grated zucchini to the batter. Stir well. Add crushed pineapple to the batter. You may wish any of the optional ingredients to the batter. 

Pour in greased loaf pans. Bake 325 degrees for 50 minutes or until done. (When golden brown and/or when toothpick comes out clean or when the loaf springs back to the touch.)

Cook in the loaf pan. Then tap upside down to remove from the pan.

Tomato Pie

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Tomato Pie
Recipe from Joan Wright of Flower House Farm . Original recipe given to her by Dr. George Highsmith, a retired general practitioner and former farmers market customer.

Ingredients (Serves 8, according to Mrs. Highsmith)

  • 9-inch pie shell, baked

  • 3-5 tomatoes, peeled, sliced and drained

  • ½ cup mayonnaise

  • 2 c sharp cheddar cheese, grated

  • ¼ cup chopped onion

  • ½ tsp basil, chopped

  • Ritz cracker crumbs

  • 2 tsp butter, melted

Preheat oven at 400F.
Arrange tomato slices in baked pie shell. Salt and pepper to taste.
Mix mayonnaise, cheese, bail and onion and add over tomatoes. Top with Ritz cracker crumbs and drizzle melted butter on top.

Bake at 400F for 35 minutes. Serve immediately. 

Recipe originally given by Dr, George Highsmith, a retired General Practitioner and former Farmers Market customer. 

Tomatoes available at Thomasville Farmers Market: Bella Rosa, German Johnson, Jake Majesty, Mountain Gems, Crimson Queen, Roma, Homestead, German Pink, Yellow Mini, Sweet 100.