Zucchini Bread

Zucchini Bread

During the summer, I love cooking with fruits and vegetables that are in season because in season fruits and veggies often taste better and are better for you. My family has a small garden, and one of the things we planted was zucchini. We just had our first zucchini grow to maturity, and what better thing to make it into than zucchini bread? This bread is very moist and flavorful. Once you take your first bite, there's no way you'll be able to stop.

Ingredients

2 cups white flour

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. baking powder

2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

1/2 tsp. salt

3 eggs

1 cup oil

2 cups sugar

1 Tbsp. vanilla

2 cups zucchini, grated

1/2 cup chopped nuts (walnut, pecan, or almond)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degree F
2. In a large bowl mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and nuts. Set aside.
3. In a separate mixing bowl beat eggs until light and foamy. Add oil, sugar, vanilla, and zucchini. Mix well.
4. Add wet mixture to the flour mixture and mix until just moist (overmixing wil cause tunnels and coarse texture).
5. Pour into bread pan size of your choice. I used one 4.5'' x 8.5'' and two 2'' x 6'' pans.
6. Bake for about 35 minutes for smaller pans and about 45 minutes for larger pans, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. 
7. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before removing loaves from pans.