Zucchini Bread

There are so many great recipe sites out there, one of my favorites is allrecipes.com

I love squash and zucchini. We checked out a couple of farmers markets yesterday and saw some of the baked breads and got a serious craving for zucchini bread. I found a great recipe online that a tried last night. It's not as heavy as I would have liked but it was really good. I need to figure out how to make it a little darker and heavier like what I remember as a child. Next time I'll carrots too. I followed the recipe almost exactly, the only thing I changed was the oil, I used coconut oil instead of vegetable oil.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/moms-zucchini-bread/

Ingredients

Original recipe makes 2 loaves Change Servings

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/4 cups white sugar
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
3. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. Stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.
4. Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and completely cool.