Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Zucchini Carrot Bread

I love zucchini bread, zucchini muffins, etc. For this recipe, I cut down the sugar a little and subbed out some of the zucchini for carrots. I made one loaf with dried cranberries and walnuts and the other one plain. This recipe makes 2 loafs.


recipe adapted from Simply Recipes

Ingredients:
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups grated zucchini
1 cup grated carrot
2/3 cup melted unsalted butter
2 teaspoons baking soda
Pinch salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1 cup dried cranberries (optional)

Directions:
1. preheat oven to 350°F
2. in a large bowl, combine sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
3. mix in grated zucchini and carrots and then melted butter
4. sprinkle baking soda and salt over mixture and blend
5. add the flour, a third at a time
6. add spices
7. fold in nuts and cranberries if using
8. divide batter between 2 buttered loaf pans
9. bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick is clean
10. cool in pans for 10 minutes and then on wire racks

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