Bread Machine Cucumber Chocolate Chip Bread

"Usually, when I have a pile of garden cucumbers, I'm busy turning them into half sour pickles or baking up my sugar glazed cucumber bread - but this time, I wanted to try something different. After falling in love with my bread machine zucchini bread, I thought... why not cucumbers? The result is this soft, chocolate-studded cucumber bread made right in the bread machine."

"Cucumber bread is a quick bread, meaning it doesn't use yeast and doesn't require rising time. Most bread machine cycles are designed for yeast breads, which mix, rise, and bake over several hours. The Cake or Quick Bread setting skips the rising stage and goes straight to mixing and baking - perfect for this type of bread. On my Zojirushi bread machine, that's setting #13, but check your manual for the cycle that bakes without a rise."

A soft, moist quick bread uses grated cucumber for moisture and light sweetness, studded with chocolate chips or chopped walnuts for contrast. The loaf is made entirely in a bread machine on the Cake or Quick Bread setting, which skips yeast rising and goes straight to mixing and baking. Most bread machines default to yeast cycles, so choose the cycle that bakes without a rise; the example uses setting #13 on a Zojirushi. The recipe yields a one-pound loaf; add all ingredients except grated cucumber and chips, then fold in add-ins when the machine beeps. Serve warm, plain or with butter, or substitute walnuts or a half-and-half mix for a nutty crunch.

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