Zucchini Bread

Mmmm. Zucchini bread. We're not really sure what else to say about it. It's simple. It's yummy. We can pretend it's healthy because of all the zucchini.

This recipe makes a nice, moist loaf. (Except that we're not at all sure the words moist and loaf should ever be used in the same sentence).

Rating: 3/4 assed (Grating, blerg!)

Here's what you need and how you do it

1 cup granulated sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup apple sauce

1/2 cup canola oil

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 cups flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

3 cups zucchini, grated

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Mix sugars, applesauce and canola oil. Add eggs and vanilla. Stir well. Add flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Once all is mixed, fold in zucchini.

Pour into two lightly greased loaf pans. Bake for 30 minutes, or until toothpick stuck in center of loaves comes out clean.

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Comments

[Heather]

Moist and loaf! We'll forgive you but only because it looks sooooo delicious.

[SarahMc]

I do all my zuc at once- quarter them and toss them in the cuisinart - freeze them in ziplocs - 2 cups per bag - I dont peel them or remove seeds either!

[Half Assed Kitchen]

Sarah,

How do you maintain the bready texture? We tried a first batch wherein we food processed 3 zucchini(s) and it made the bread way toooooo moist (if there's such a thing). It was less like bread and more like firm pudding. Maybe 1 less zucchini would've been better.

[laura @ alittlebarefoot]

i think the trick to making this truly half-assed is to grate the zucchini in the food processor. looks yummy!

[farmhouse dining tables]

This is a pretty nice bread here. I would love to try this one. Something new.

[Zucchini Bread]

I've always avoided zucchini. But this recipe is way too appealing.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th7hEvqX7CU It's true "moist loaf" is something new and strange to me. Thanks for the inspiration. Wanna try this right away.

[carey]

I've had a similar problem with more-like-pudding-than-bread zucchini bread. I'm considering salting the shredded zucchini the next time to draw out some of the water, letting it drain in a colander, and then rinsing and patting it dry before adding it to the mixture. I also highly recommend throwing a cup of chocolate chips into the batter!