The kitchen smells like autumn when this bread is baking. Loaded with flavour and texture, zucchini bread is a favourite with family and friends. Make ahead and freeze.
A great addition to a brown bag lunch.
In the fall, I freeze shredded zucchini in two-cup portions so I can make this bread throughout the year.
Zucchini Bread
This moist, flavourful bread is a favourite with my family and friends. Freezes well.
Servings: 24 slices
Calories: 193kcal
Equipment
- 2 loaf pans
- 1 Electric mixer
Ingredients
- ½ cup Raisins
- 1 2/3 cups Granulated sugar
- ½ cup Plain applesauce
- ½ cup Vegetable oil
- 2 tsp Vanilla
- 4 Eggs beaten
- 2 cups Shredded zucchini
- 3 cups All-purpose flour
- ½ tsp Baking powder
- 2 tsp Baking soda
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Ground cloves
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- ½ cup Chopped nuts walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- Move oven rack to lowest position so top of loaf will be in the middle of the oven.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease bottoms only of two loaf pans. This prevents ridges on the edges and helps form a rounded top.
- Put raisins in small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Turn off heat and let sit while you are mixing the batter.
- Combine sugar, oil and applesauce.
- Stir in vanilla, eggs and zucchini.
- Sift dry ingredients together.
- Add gradually to liquid mixture. Mix on low speed until just combined.
- Drain raisins.
- Stir in raisins and nuts by hand, scraping down the sides of the bowl. Don’t over mix the batter.
- Divide evenly into two pans.
- Bake for 60-70 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in middle of loaf comes out clean.
- Cool in pans on wire rack for 15 minutes.
- Run a knife along the edge of pans to loosen the loaves.
- Turn out slowly to allow bottom to release from pan and cool completely on wire rack. If the first loaf doesn’t turn out nicely (the bottom of the loaf sticks to the pan) let the other loaf cool in pan a few minutes longer.
Nutrition
Calories: 193kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 211mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 82IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg
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