I have been making this delicious recipe for over 40 years!
Ingredients
3 cups shredded zucchini (2 to 3 medium)
1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
3 cups all-purpose or whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ cup coarsely chopped nuts
Steps
Move oven rack to
low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to
350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans or 1 (9x5-inch) loaf pan
with shortening or cooking spray.
In large bowl,
stir zucchini, sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs until well mixed. Stir in remaining
ingredients except nuts and raisins. Stir in nuts and raisins. Divide batter
evenly between 8-inch pans or pour into 9-inch pan.
Bake 8-inch
loaves 50 to 60 minutes, 9-inch loaf 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes, or
until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on cooling
rack 10 minutes.
Loosen sides of
loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on cooling rack. Cool
completely, about 2 hours, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature
up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.
