Zucchini Bread

From the Kitchen of Smitten Kitchen @ smittenkitchen.com

Yield: 2 loaves or about 24 muffins

Ingredients:

3 Eggs

1 Cup Olive or Vegetable Oil

1 ¾ Cup Sugar

2 Cups grated Zucchini

2 tsp Vanilla Extract

3 Cups All-Purpose Flour

3 tsp Cinnamon

1/8 tsp Nutmeg

1 tsp Baking Soda

½ tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Salt

Directions:

1.     Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

2.     Grease and flour two 8x4 inch pans or line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.

3.     In a large bowl, beat the eggs with a whisk. Mix in oil and sugar, and then add zucchini and vanilla.

4.     Combine flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

5.     Stir this into the egg mixture. Divide batter into prepared pans.

6.     Bake loaves for 60 minutes, plus or minus ten minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Muffins will bake more quickly, about 20 to 25 minutes.