Wheat Germ Zucchini Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 teaspoons maple flavoring
• 2 cups shredded zucchini, unpeeled (abut 3 medium)
• 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or 1 cup pecans
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup wheat germ
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/3 cup sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 grease and flour 2 bread pans.
• 2 tap out excess.
• 3 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 4 sift flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda together into a small bowl.
• 5 stir in wheat germ.
• 6 beat eggs until very frothy.
• 7 add oil, maple flavoring and both sugars and beat until very light and sugar is more or less dissolved.
• 8 this takes awhile.
• 9 you'll need an electric mixer.
• 10 with mixer on low speed, gradually add the dry ingredients.
• 11 dust nuts lightly with flour.
• 12 add them along with the zucchini and blend gently into the batter with a rubber spatula.
• 13 pour into prepared pans.
• 14 (i like the pyrex glass ones best for quick breads.) sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• 15 bake for about 1 hour until top of the bread springs back when lightly touched.
• 16 cool on wire rack for about a half hour.
• 17 when ready to remove from pans, slide a knife gently around the edges of the pans to loosen bread.
• 18 easy does it.
• 19 slide the bread out and allow to cool completely on the bread board.
• 20 cover loosely with a light towel or piece of plastic wrap to keep from drying out.