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Breakfast/Brunch
Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread
This moist quick bread is perfect for breakfast or for an afternoon snack. The chocolate chips
are a nice treat, but if a healthier bread is desired, use additional nuts or dried fruit.
Yield: one 2-pound (907 kg) loaf (16 servings)
INGREDIENTS
Nonstick cooking spray
1¾ cups (425 ml) unbleached,
all-purpose flour
1½ teaspoons (7.5 ml) ground cinnamon
¾ teaspoon (3.75 ml) ground allspice
¼ teaspoon (1 ml) ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon (5 ml) fine sea salt
1½ teaspoons (7.5ml) baking powder
½ cup (125 ml) walnuts, lightly toasted
1 large zucchini, approximately
8 to 10 ounces (227 to 295 ml)
½ cup (125 ml) vegetable oil
1 cup (250 ml) granulated sugar
2 large eggs
½ cup (125 ml) chocolate chips (or use
dried cranberries or cherries for a
less-sweet flavour)
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350ºF (180°C). Coat a 9 x 5 x 3-inch (23 x 13 x 6 cm) loaf pan with cooking
spray.
2. Insert the chopping blade into the work bowl of the food processor. Add the flour, spices, salt,
and baking powder and process on Low for 10 seconds to sift. Transfer ingredients to a large
bowl; reserve. Add the walnuts to the work bowl and chop, 2 to 3 pulses. Leaving the nuts in
the work bowl, remove the chopping blade and insert the medium shredding disc. Trim the
zucchini to fit the feed tube and shred. Transfer the walnuts, additional nuts if using, and
zucchini to the bowl and zucchini to the bowl with the dry ingredients. Stir to mix.
3. Reinsert the chopping blade and add the vegetable oil, sugar, and eggs. Process on Low
for 5 to 10 seconds until combined. Add wet ingredients to the mixing bowl with the dry
ingredients, along with the chocolate chips, and stir until just combined.
4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake in the middle of the oven for 1 hour
and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean.
5. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes, and then turn the loaf out onto a wire rack to
cool completely.
Nutritional information per serving:
Calories 194 (37% from fat) • carb. 28g • pro. 3g • fat 8g • sat. fat 1g • chol. 23mg • sod. 183mg • calc. 14mg • fiber 1g
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