zucchini orange date nut bread - dee dee's

Name: Zucchini Orange Date Nut Bread - Dee Dee's
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 large eggs; 1 cup(s) cooking oil (or 3/4 cup) (i used 3/4 cup coconut oil); 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar (or 1 cup honey) (i used 1 cup honey); ## IF YOU USE HONEY, USE THE LESSOR AMOUNT OF COOKING OIL; 1 3/4 cup(s) zucchini, unpeeled and grated; 2 tablespoon(s) orange peel (zest); 1/4 cup(s) orange juice, fresh; 1 cup(s) dates, chopped; 1 cup(s) nuts, chopped (i used walnuts); 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 3 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda

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Diane Atherton

PINE MOUNTAIN, GA

Updated on Oct 28, 2011

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!

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr 30 Min

method Bake

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Ingredients

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

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

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 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.
Step 3

Stir the flour mixture into the creamy ingredients. Stir until well blended
Step 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.
Step 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.
Step 6

Serving suggestions: Spread with cream cheese to serve.
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