Zucchini Bread (Lemon)
Ingredients
Scaled from 10 1 loaf cut into 10 slices
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour (or half white whole wheat flour)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- Zest of 1 large lemon
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup oil (vegetable or canola oil)
- 1 ½ teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup grated zucchini* (unpeeled)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Grease and flour a 8 x 4 inch loaf pan. Set aside.
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In a large bowl,whisktogether the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
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In another bowl,combine sugar and lemon zest and stir well.
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Add eggs, oil, and lemon juice and stir until smooth. Stir in the dry ingredients until combined.
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Fold the zucchini into the batter and pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
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Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Allow to rest in the pan for 10 minutes before removing the loaf onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
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While the bread is cooling, make the glaze by combining the powdered sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl until smooth.
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Drizzle the glaze over the bread. Slice and serve.
Nutrition
Per serving
| Calories | 285 |
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| Fat | 14 |
| Saturated fat | 2 |
| Trans fat | 0 |
| Unsaturated fat | 12 |
| Cholesterol | 42 |
| Sodium | 185 |
| Carbohydrates | 38 |
| Fiber | 1 |
| Sugar | 25 |
| Protein | 3 |