1970s zucchini nut bread recipe
Recipe from the York Daily Record (York, Pennsylvania) July 24, 1976
If you’re a gardener whose plot runneth over with excess zucchini, clip this recipe and count your blessings.
Zucchini is a versatile vegetable that shows up in many non-vegetable ways. This recipe for zucchini nut bread wasn’t created to disguise the vegetable, but to capitalize on the moistness and tender texture provided by this ingredient.
In this zucchini bread recipe, the zucchini and unsulphured molasses both contribute moistness. So this is a cake-like bread that gets better as it ages.
It is delicious warm from the oven, but it stores well in the refrigerator for an extended period. The tiny green flecks of zucchini are almost concealed in the bread.
Zucchini nut bread
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup unsulphured molasses
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, unsifted
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 cups shredded zucchini
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup chopped nuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Use the coarsest surface of a grater to shred the unpeeled zucchini.
- If the zucchini is extremely watery, place it in a colander or sieve to drain while preparing the batter.
- In large bowl of electric mixer, beat eggs to blend.
- Add oil, sugar, molasses, and vanilla.
- Continue beating mixture until thick and foamy.
- Combine dry ingredients and add to the egg mixture.
- Stir just until blended.
- Add zucchini, raisins, and nuts; mix gently to avoid further crushing the zucchini shreds.
- Divide the batter between 2 greased and floured 5 x 9-inch loaf pans.
- Bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- After bread has cooled for about 10 minutes, remove from pans to finish cooling on wire rack.
Notes
Makes two large loaves. Keeps two weeks or longer in the refrigerator.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 239Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 156mgCarbohydrates: 29gFiber: 1gSugar: 16gProtein: 4g
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