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September 23, 2012

Zucchini Bread Recipe

Name: Zucchini Bread Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 75 min
Ingredients: 2 cups grated zucchini (1 large zucchini); ½ cup butter (1 stick at room temperature); 1 cup white sugar; 2 large eggs (lightly beaten); 1 ½ cups “better for bread” flour; 1 ½ tsp baking powder; 1 tsp baking soda; ½ tsp salt; 1 tsp vanilla extract; ½ cup cranberries

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My mom’s yard is still mass producing zucchini and thanks to your input on facebook, we made zucchini bread. My husband is the banana bread making expert in our house. If you were keen on his banana bread recipe, this one is strikingly similar. It’s soft and moist.

I’m feeling peppy tonight and using super cool words like keen. I’m keen, you’re keen, we’re all keen around here. Maybe I’ve just eaten too much watermelon?… and it’s nearly midnight… and I work nights. Tra la la…

Ingredients for Zucchini Bread:

2 cups grated zucchini (1 large zucchini)
½ cup butter (1 stick) at room temperature
1 cup white sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 ½ cups “better for bread” flour *measured correctly
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup cranberries

How to Make Zucchini Bread:

Preheat the oven to 350˚ F.

1. Grate 2 cups of zucchini and use your hands to squeeze out extra juice over the sink. We measured 2 cups before it was squeezed.

2. In a mixing bowl of electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar.

3. Add 2 lightly beaten eggs and 2 cups of drained zucchini; combine well.

4. In a separate bowl, combine 1 ½ cups of flour, 1 ½ tsp of baking powder, 1 tsp of baking soda ½ teaspoon salt and add to creamed mixture.

5. Next, add 1/2 cup dry cranberries (craisins) and 1 tsp of vanilla extract. Mix to combine.

6. Use oil to grease and flour a loaf pan, then pour in the zucchini mixture.

7. Bake for 65 minutes (test with a toothpick at 60 minutes. If it comes out clean, it’s done).