Zucchini Bread

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Serves 12| Serving size: 1 slice

Ingredients

¾ cup whole wheat flour
¾ cup white flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs, beaten
¾ cup sugar
½ cup oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract (optional)
1 ½ cups grated zucchini or summer squash

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Mix flours, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda together and set aside.
3. Combine beaten eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla. Beat about 2 minutes.  Stir in zucchini.
4. Add dry ingredients. Mix until ingredients are moistened.
5. Pour into well greased loaf pan (8 1/2 x 4 1/2) or muffin tin. Bake 40 minutes for bread, 20 minutes for muffins, or until toothpick comes out clean.

Variations

For a low-fat option, reduce the amount of oil in the recipe to ¼ cup.  Add a ¼ cup applesauce with the other wet ingredients.