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zucchini orange date nut bread - dee dee's

(3 ratings)
Recipe by
Diane Atherton
PINE MOUNTAIN, GA

If you don't care for Zucchini, this moist and delicious bread may just change your mind! It did mine! When I was still working, an elderly customer that I was very fond of would come in the bank and share gardening tips and recipes with me. This is a recipe that she shared with me and boy am I glad she did! Use coconut oil and honey for a heathier treat. Hope you enjoy this as much I do!

(3 ratings)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For zucchini orange date nut bread - dee dee's

  • 3 lg
    eggs
  • 1 c
    cooking oil (or 3/4 cup) (i used 3/4 cup coconut oil)
  • 1 1/2 c
    sugar (or 1 cup honey) (i used 1 cup honey)
  • IF YOU USE HONEY, USE THE LESSOR AMOUNT OF COOKING OIL
  • 1 3/4 c
    zucchini, unpeeled and grated
  • 2 Tbsp
    orange peel (zest)
  • 1/4 c
    orange juice, fresh
  • 1 c
    dates, chopped
  • 1 c
    nuts, chopped (i used walnuts)
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 3 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda

How To Make zucchini orange date nut bread - dee dee's

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • 2
    In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, cooking oil and sugar together until creamy and well blended; add zucchini, orange peel, orange juice, dates, nuts and vanilla; mix well. Set aside.
  • 3
    Stir the flour mixture into the creamy ingredients. Stir until well blended
  • 4
    Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan; pour in the batter and bake for about 45 minutes or until well done. IT TOOK ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS IN MY OVEN! My oven is new. So, just make sure it’s done before removing from oven. I used a cake tester to test, tested until it came out clean. You can use a toothpick for same results.
  • 5
    NOTE: When I poured the ingredients in the pan, I was certain this batter would rise and run over in to the oven so I placed a piece of aluminum foil under the pan in case it did. It did rise about 1-inch over the top of pan, but it didn’t run over. Perhaps this could be put into 2 loaf pans and baked for 45 minutes.
  • 6
    Serving suggestions: Spread with cream cheese to serve.

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