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Zucchini Bread Recipe

🥒 Classic Zucchini Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1/2 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon

• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg (optional)

• 2 large eggs

• 1 cup granulated sugar (or ¾ cup + ¼ cup brown sugar mix)

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)

• 1/4 cup milk or buttermilk

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 ½ cups grated zucchini (do not peel; lightly squeeze excess moisture)

• Optional mix-ins:

  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

  • 1/2 cup raisins or dried cranberries

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Instructions

1. Prep:
   Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Butter and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan, or line with parchment.

2. Dry ingredients:
   In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.

3. Wet ingredients:
   In another bowl, beat eggs and sugar until light. Mix in oil, milk, and vanilla.

4. Add zucchini:
   Fold in the grated zucchini.

5. Combine:
   Add dry ingredients to wet mixture and stir just until smooth — do not overmix. Fold in nuts or chocolate chips if using.

6. Bake:
   Pour into loaf pan and bake 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

7. Cool:
   Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

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⭐ Tips for Best Results

• Use fresh zucchini; frozen can be watery.

• If batter looks too wet, add 1–2 Tbsp flour.

• For healthier version: replace ½ cup flour with whole wheat flour and swap oil for applesauce.

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Variations

Style	Replace/Do This
Chocolate	Add 3 Tbsp cocoa + chocolate chips
Lemon	Add lemon zest + glaze with lemon icing
Spiced Fall	Add cloves + raisins + brown sugar

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Ingredients

* 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
* 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 2 teaspoons baking soda
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 3 cups sugar
* 1 cup vegetable oil
* 4 eggs, beaten
* 1/3 cup water
* 2 cups grated zucchini
* 1 teaspoon lemon juice
* 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar. In a separate bowl, combine oil, eggs, water, zucchini and lemon juice. Mix wet ingredients into dry, add nuts and fold in.
Bake in 2 standard loaf pans, sprayed with nonstick spray, for 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Alternately, bake in 5 mini loaf pans for about 45 minutes. The zucchini bread recipe is ready...enjoy it !
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