How to Make Zucchini Bread

Everyone loves a hot, steaming loaf of sweet zucchini bread. This universal favorite is made by people all over the world and in every season. Delicious and nutritious, zucchini bread makes a wonderful and filling breakfast, a wholesome mid-afternoon snack or the perfect bedtime treat. Now you can learn to make zucchini bread yourself.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Three eggs
• 1 cup of vegetable oil
• 2 cups of sugar
• 2 tsp. of pure vanilla extract
• 3 cups of shredded zucchini, unpeeled
• Two 8 oz. cans of crushed pineapple, drained
• 3 cups of flour
• 1 cup of walnuts, chopped
• 2 tsp. of baking powder
• 1 tsp. of baking soda
• 2 tsp. of cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. of ground ginger
• Stainless-steel mixing bowls
• Wooden spoon
• Cheese grater
• Bread-loaf pans
• Non-stick cooking spray

1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.

2. Crack three eggs into a stainless-steel mixing bowl. Beat the eggs with a fork until they are thoroughly broken up and liquefied.

3. Add 1 cup of vegetable oil, 2 cups of sugar and 2 tsp. of pure vanilla extract to the beaten eggs. Stir it all with a wooden spoon until it is completely combined.

4. Grate enough zucchini to equal 3 cups (this works out to approximately six large zucchini). Use a cheese grater for this. Do not peel the zucchini before grating it.

5. Combine 3 cups of grated zucchini and two 8 oz. cans of crushed pineapple in a stainless-steel mixing bowl.

6. Add the zucchini-pineapple mixture to the egg mixture and stir it together.

7. Bring out a third stainless-steel mixing bowl. In this bowl, combine 3 cups of flour, 1 cup of chopped walnuts, 2 tsp. of baking powder, 1 tsp. of baking soda, salt, 2 tsp. of cinnamon and 1/2 tsp. of ground ginger. Stir it with a wooden spoon until it is well mixed, and then add it to the egg mixture.

8. Stir the flour-egg-zucchini mixture with a wooden spoon until it forms a thick batter. The batter should be easy to pour, without being too runny.

9. Spray two bread-loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray.

10. Pour half of the batter into one bread-loaf pan and the other half of the batter into the other bread-loaf pan.

11. Smooth out the tops of the batter in both pans, using a wooden spoon.

12. Put both bread-loaf pans in the oven and bake them for 1 hour.

Tips & Warnings

• Test to see whether your bread is done by sticking the tip of a sharp knife or a toothpick into the middle of the loaf. If your probe is clean when you pull it out, the bread is ready. If there is any batter clinging to the probe, continue to cook the bread, checking back every 3 to 5 minutes to see whether it's ready to come out of the oven.

• Make your zucchini bread even tastier by spreading it with a thick layer of butter or margarine while it's still warm from the oven.

• Make a gourmet afternoon snack by toasting two slices of zucchini bread in the toaster, and then covering them with a thin layer of butter and strawberry jam.