ZUCCHINI BREAD
(from New Life Bible Church Women’s recipe box)
When I make this at Christmas, I leave out the currants and add 1/2 cup candied cherries and 1/2 cup candied pineapple.
Categories: BREADS
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Flour
- 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 1/2 cups Zucchini, shredded
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 cup Oil
- 1 squirt Lemon Juice
- 1 cup Walnuts
- 1/2 to 1 cup Currants (Raisins may be substituted.)
Directions
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Stir together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and baking powder; set aside.
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Beat together sugar, zucchini and egg.
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Add oil and lemon juice; mix well.
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Stir flour mixture into zucchini mixture.
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Gently fold in nuts and currants.
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Pour into a greased loaf pan.
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Bake at 350 for 55 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
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Cool in pan 10 minutes.
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Remove from pan; cool thoroughly on a rack.
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Wrap and store loaf overnight before slicing. This step always gets bypassed at our house :)
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Note: In the summer when zucchini is plentiful, I shred it and package it with 1 1/2 cups per baggie and freeze it. Makes it easy to make a loaf of this bread anytime. However, when it is removed from freezer and thawed, there is liquid in it. I just use the whole baggie full — zucchini and any liquid.