Best Aunt Ellens Zucchini Bread Recipes

ELLEN'S LEMON ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 loaf pans; sprinkle sugar into the bottom and on the sides of the greased pans.
• Beat the eggs, 2 cups sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, lemon extract, and lemon zest together in a large bowl.
• Mix the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder together in a separate bowl; add to the egg mixture and stir until the batter is thick. Fold the zucchini into the batter. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

MARY'S BEST ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Grease two loaf pans.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, salt, soda, nutmeg, powder, and lemon (or orange) peel in a large bowl; set aside.
• Combine sugar, eggs, applesauce, oil and vanilla in a large bowl.
• Add shredded zucchini and walnuts; stir to combine.
• Add zucchini mixture to flour mixture; stir well.
• Pour evenly into prepared loaf pans; sprinkle tops with cinnamon sugar.
• Bake 60-65 minutes or until loaves test done with toothpick.
• Let cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans onto wire rack to cool completely.
• *Note: Loaves freeze well.

MOM'S ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
• Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. Stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and completely cool.