Zucchini Bread

The past two weeks we have gotten quite a bit of organic zucchini in our farmers basket. The only way I ever cook zucchini is in a stir fry with other veggies over rice. But to be honest I am getting a little sick of that. I didn't want all of the zucchini to go to waste so I started thinking of other recipes I could use it in. I had never made zucchini bread before but I had tasted it at bakeries and thought it was worth a try. I am so so so glad that I made this because it turned out so delicious! I made two loafs and they are almost gone just two days later!

First you want to grate one large zucchini coarsely. I used my food processor attachment to do this because it is super easy and fast. Then you can mix together all of your dry ingredients in a bowl. (3 cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 2 1/4 cups white sugar.) In a separate bowl mix together wet ingredients. ( 3 eggs, 1 cup vegetable oil, 3 teaspoons vanilla extract.)

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and beat well. Once the mix has been beaten, add two cups of the grated zucchini and 1 cup chopped walnuts.

Pour the batter into two greased 8 x 4 inch pans.

Bake on 325 for 30-50 minutes. Keep an eye on it, you want it to stay moist and not get cooked for too long!

The bread is so moist and delicious and the walnuts add the perfect little crunch. We have been eating it for breakfast and for dessert. A wonderful way to eat veggies without even knowing it! (Perfect for kids and picky husbands/boyfriends too!!)

Enjoy!

Ingredients:
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 1/4 cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 large zucchini
1 cup walnuts