Zucchini Bread

We love this bread in my house! I've even "forgotten" the cinnamon and it still has incredible flavor. We use three regular bread pans and the recipe yields 2-2 1/2" thick bread, which we slice into approximately 18 1/2" pieces.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 54
• Yields: 3 loaves

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 3  eggs
• 2  cups white flour
• 2  cups wheat flour
• 2  cups zucchini, shredded
• 1⁄4 cup  oil
• 3⁄4 cup applesauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  tablespoon cinnamon
• 1  tablespoon vanilla

Directions

1. Sift together white and wheat flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
2. Set aside.
3. Beat together eggs and sugar.
4. Add oil and applesauce.
5. Stir in shredded zucchini.
6. Add vanilla.
7. Fold in dry ingredients.
8. Spray loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray.
9. Use 2-3 2 1/2"x9" loaf pans, depending on desired size of loaf.
10. Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes.
11. Bread is done when fork inserted in center comes out clean.
12. Cool loaf pans on baking rack for 10 minutes.
13. Loosen sides of bread with knife and invert loaf pans to release bread and continue cooling on baking rack.