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everyday zucchini-walnut sweet bread

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Recipe by
Ruth Ann Vokac
@mansfieldra
Mansfield, IL

I originally found this recipe on WebMD at a time when I really needed a healthy go-with-coffee breakfast food. It is not the most delicious zucchini bread that you can make! It is a little crumbly, and not as moist as a loaf of bread made with more oil. But it is HEALTHY and very good. I can eat it everyday! I like the slices toasted in a toaster oven. It is a no-guilt treat!

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yield 8 -16
prep time 20 Min
cook time 45 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For everyday zucchini-walnut sweet bread

  • 3/4 c
    all purpose flour
  • 3/4 c
    whole wheat pastry flour (or use all whole wheat pastry flour.)
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1
    egg or 2 egg whites
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/2 c
    unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 Tbsp
    canola oil
  • 1/4 tsp
    lemon extract or 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 c
    grated zucchini, lightly packed
  • 2 Tbsp
    walnuts, chopped

How To Make everyday zucchini-walnut sweet bread

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat 2 mini 6" x3" loaf pans with cooking spray or with 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon oil, brushed over pan with a silicone pastry brush.
  • 2
    Whisk flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large mixing bowl. (I often use pumpkin pie spice instead of the cinnamon and nutmeg.)
  • 3
    Whisk egg or egg whites, sugar, applesauce, and lemon extract (or lemon zest) in a medium mixing bowl. Stir in zucchini.
  • 4
    Make a well in the dry ingredients; slowly mix in the zucchini mixture with a rubber spatula. Fold in walnuts. Don't overmix.
  • 5
    Divide the batter between the two prepared pans. Bake the loaves until a toothpick comes out almost clean, 40-45 minutes. Cool the pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Turn the loaves out onto the rack. Cool.
  • 6
    Variations: Be creative! — Substitute half the zucchini with grated apples; carrots; mashed peaches; crushed pineapple, drained; minced mandarin oranges, pumpkin, or sweet potatoes. — add orange zest, chopped dates or raisins, or drained maraschino cherries.
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