ZUCCHINI ORANGE DATE NUT BREAD - DEE DEE'S

Zucchini Orange Date Nut Bread - Dee Dee's image

Provided by Diane Atherton

Time 1h50m

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 large eggs
1 c cooking oil (or 3/4 cup) (i used 3/4 cup coconut oil)
1 1/2 c sugar (or 1 cup honey) (i used 1 cup honey)
IF YOU USE HONEY, USE THE LESSOR AMOUNT OF COOKING OIL
1 3/4 c zucchini, unpeeled and grated
2 Tbsp orange peel (zest)
1/4 c orange juice, fresh
1 c dates, chopped
1 c nuts, chopped (i used walnuts)
1 tsp vanilla
3 c all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, cooking oil and sugar together until creamy and well blended; add zucchini, orange peel, orange juice, dates, nuts and vanilla; mix well. Set aside.
3. Stir the flour mixture into the creamy ingredients. Stir until well blended
4. Grease and flour a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan; pour in the batter and bake for about 45 minutes or until well done. IT TOOK ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS IN MY OVEN! My oven is new. So, just make sure it's done before removing from oven. I used a cake tester to test, tested until it came out clean. You can use a toothpick for same results.
5. NOTE: When I poured the ingredients in the pan, I was certain this batter would rise and run over in to the oven so I placed a piece of aluminum foil under the pan in case it did. It did rise about 1-inch over the top of pan, but it didn't run over. Perhaps this could be put into 2 loaf pans and baked for 45 minutes.
6. Serving suggestions: Spread with cream cheese to serve.