Zucchini Lime Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups shredded raw zucchini or 3 cups yellow squash
• 1 lime, juice and zest of
• 2 cups unbleached flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 beat the oil and sugar until creamy. add eggs and vanilla and beat vigorously. stir in zucchini and lime.
• 2 combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and salt in a bowl and mix well. add to zucchini mixture and mix well.
• 3 spoon the batter into a well-greased 9x5-inch loaf pan or three greased mini loaf pans. bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes (small loaves) to 1 hour 15 minutes (large loaves). cool in pan 20 minutes, then remove and cool completely.
• 4 note: for a glaze, whisk the juice and a little zest of a lime with 1 cup confectioners' sugar. poke holes in hot loaf and pour the glaze over it. let cool 30 minutes before removing from pan.
• 5 loaves, glazed or not, freeze well.