The Ultimate Zucchini Bread

13 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 2 1/2 cups zucchini (grated unpeeled)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons orange zest, grated
  • 1 cup toasted walnuts (coarsely chopped) or 1 cup toasted pecans (coarsely chopped)

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 350°F;.
  2. 2
    Grease and flour two 81/2-inch loaf pans.
  3. 3
    Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves into a bowl and set aside.
  4. 4
    Combine the zucchini, sugar, eggs, oil, and orange zest in a large bowl and mix by hand until evenly blended.
  5. 5
    Add the sifted dry ingredients to the zucchini mixture; Stir by hand just until the batter is evenly moistened and blended; Fold in the nuts.
  6. 6
    Divide the batter between the prepared loaf pans.
  7. 7
    Bake until the edges are browned and starting to pull away from the pan and the bread springs back when lightly pressed with your fingertip, 50-55 minutes.
  8. 8
    Remove the loaves from the pans and let cool on wire racks before serving.

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