My Favorite Zucchini Bread

Morg!'s Note:

As short as i can put it.. if i had to eat only this for the rest of my life, i'd be perfectly content

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Serves: 16

Yield: 2.0 loaves

• 3 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 cups zucchini, shredded

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour TWO 8 inch by 3 and 7/8 inch loaf pans. ( I used tin handi-foil ultimates).
2. In a large bowl, beat eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla until smooth. Beat in cream cheese.
3. In another large bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon,salt, and nutmeg. On a low speed, gradually beat into the egg mixture.
4. Fold in zucchini. Evenly divide batter between the two prepared pans.
5. Bake at 350 for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Allow 10 minutes for cooling on a wire rack, then turn out of pans and allow to cool completely.

Reviews

[Chef #266905]

This sounds exactly like my Grandma's Zucchini Bread (just exclude the cream cheese). Her's has been handed down through the years and now this one will be the one I hand down. Cannot wait to try it with the cream cheese! Also going to add 1 tsp almond extract.

[Sydney Mike]

I really don't think that zucchini bread can get any better than this ~ OUTSTANDING! Easy to make (Actually took me about 12 minutes to put together!), extremely moist (How can it dry out ~ It doesn't last that long!), wonderfully flavorful (I'd normally have thought to add raisins here, but didn't, & won't!)! A real winner of a recipe, & I'm keeping it around for the up-coming holidays (the recipe, that is!)! [Tagged, made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in the current Pick-A-Chef]

[sandy chef]

Fabulous...followed with lowfat cream cheese...moist and delicious