Baked Zucchini Fries
 
 
Category: Appetizer, Snack
Ingredients
  • 2 medium zucchini
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 2 eggs - see notes for substitute to veganize
  • 1½ cups panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 Tbsp butter or margarine, melted
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • Cooking spray
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 450 F. Line a baking sheet with foil and place a wire rack on the sheet. Set aside.
  2. Slice zucchini in half crosswise, then slice each half lengthwise into ¾ inch sticks.
  3. Combine flour, salt and pepper in a bowl and stir to combine.
  4. Crack the eggs into another bowl and beat lightly.
  5. In a third bowl, combine panko and melted butter and mix to coat. Add garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper and stir to combine.
  6. Dredge each zucchini stick through the flour mixture, and then the beaten egg. Coat thoroughly with the panko mixture, and place on the wire rack. Spray lightly with cooking spray.
  7. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until panko is lightly browned. Cool for about ten minutes and serve with dipping sauce of choice.
Notes
To veganize - instead of the eggs, puree 6 oz silken tofu with 2 Tbsp non-dairy milk, OR for a more flavor-packed option, stir together 2 Tbsp dijon mustard, 2 Tbsp maple syrup, 1 Tbsp soy sauce and 1 Tbsp Vegenaise.

If you don't have a wire rack to bake the fries on, it is completely fine to bake them on parchment paper or greased aluminum foil - just turn them halfway through baking.
Recipe by Baked In at https://www.baked-in.com/2014/06/24/baked-zucchini-fries/