Is your garden producing a lot of zucchini?  Consider making zucchini bread.  It’s a tasty treat for breakfast, or it makes a great afternoon snack.  Our recipe contains no vegetable oil, and uses only 2 eggs.  See our recipe below.

Zucchini Bread (Makes 2 loaves)

Ingredients:

3 cups shredded zucchini

1/4 cup melted butter (1/2 stick)

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

½ cup applesauce (unsweetened)

1/8 cup honey

4 tablespoons water

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 ¼ teaspoons baking soda

½ teaspoon cream of tartar

1 teaspoons cinnamon

6 tablespoons milled flax seed

3 cups sifted whole wheat flour

½ cup chopped walnuts

½ cups raisins

 

Directions:

1. Shred zucchini and place in large bowl. Set aside.
2. Melt butter.
3. In a small bowl, mix eggs and sugar. Add to large bowl with zucchini.
4. Add butter, applesauce, honey and water.
5. Add dry ingredients: salt, baking soda, cream of tartar, cinnamon, and milled flax seed. Mix well with spoon.
6. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
7. Coat bottoms of 2 loaf pans with butter.
8. Sift flour one cup at a time directly into large bowl with all ingredients. Mix after each cup goes in.
9. Stir in walnuts and raisins.
10. Pour ½ batter into each loaf pan.
11. Bake for 50-60 minutes. 

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Happy Baking!

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