With so many guests around during the holidays, I always make this delicious maple zucchini bread. It's great for snacking, and for breakfast.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup brown sugar (or maple sugar)
2 Tbsp milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups grated zucchini
3/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted
3/4 cup golden raisins
1 package chocolate chips
2 Tbs maple flakes for sprinkling on top
Instructions:
- preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- lightly grease an 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pan
- in a medium bowl, beat together brown (or maple) sugar, milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla until smooth
- whisk baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon into the flour, then add the dry ingredients to the liquid ingredients in a bowl, stirring gently until smooth
- stir in zucchini, walnuts, raisins and chocolate chips
- scoop the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing if necessary
- sprinkle with maple flakes
- bake the bread for 55 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean
- remove the bread from the oven, and cool it in the pan for 10 minutes
- turn it out of the pan onto a rack to cool completely
- store the bread at cool room temperature, well wrapped, for several days
Dori Ross
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