Everyone wants their little slice of heaven, but who knew it could be so literal? Each Divine Zucchini Bread is a little loaf of paradise — tender, sweet, moist, and flavored with delightful notes of cinnamon and vanilla. Throw in some crunchy walnuts and you have a celestially delicious brunch treat! Divine Zucchini Bread even makes two loaves, so no one would blame you for keeping one for yourself. When you taste something this heavenly, you just have to have more!
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more, to taste, for dusting the pans
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 1/4 cups white sugar
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups zucchini, grated
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
Directions
Step 1 -Grease two 8×4-inch pans, then using the extra flour, lightly dust the greased pans.
Step 2 -Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Step 3 -Sift the remaining 3 cups of the flour, the salt, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the cinnamon together in a bowl.
Step 4 -In a separate large bowl, beat the eggs, the oil, the vanilla, and the sugar together.
Step 5 -Add the sifted dry ingredients mixture to the creamed mixture, beating well.
Step 6 -Stir the zucchini and the nuts into the batter until well-combined.
Step 7 -Pour the batter into the prepared pans.
Step 8 -Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of each of the loaves of bread comes out clean, about 40-60 minutes.
Step 9 -Cool the loaves in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
Step 10 -Remove the loaves from the pans and allow them to cool completely.
Step 11 -Slice and serve.