Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Zucchini Bread


Ingredients

2 cups whole wheat flour 
1 cup almond flour (I filled my Ninja single serve cup half way with raw almonds and pulsed until floury)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 eggs 
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup applesauce (I used a pouch of Cinnamon Sweet Potato Carrot Applesauce)
1 cup brown sugar, packed
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups grated zucchini (about 1' long & 3" diameter squash)
1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1 cup chocolate chips (optional)

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. If needed, make almond flour and mix in separately before flour. 
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/chocolate 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