Zucchini Bread

Well, it's summer time & I am sure you have way to many zucchini's coming from your garden. This is an easy & yummy recipe to use some of it up. The best thing? Kids don't even know they are eating their veggies. I think some chopped apples would be a great addition to this recipe. Also, you could top this with cream cheese.

I made muffins & mini loafs, but you could make regular loafs if that suited you better.

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2 1/4 cups white sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups grated zucchini
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)


Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. (It will be thick, like play dough) Stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. If baking muffins, bake for 20-25 minutes. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and completely cool.