Zucchini-Orange Nut Bread
"A very moist nut bread with a hint of orange flavor. They make nice gifts if you bake them in small loaf pans and place in a basket with a pretty napkin and bow."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (859.8 g)
- Calories 2223.9
- Total Fat - 33.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 6 g
- Cholesterol - 327.4 mg
- Sodium - 1120.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 449 g
- Dietary Fiber - 13.6 g
- Sugars - 220.5 g
- Protein - 34.7 g
- Calcium - 386.6 mg
- Iron - 5.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 73.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.7 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large bowl beat eggs till thick and lemon-colored; gradually beat in sugar.
Step 2
Stir in oil, 2/3 cup orange, and zucchini until well-blended.
Step 3
Add flour, baking power, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, orange peel and mix well; add nuts and mix well.
Step 4
Grease two bread pans and divide batter between them; bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes or till done; cool 10 minutes and remove from pan and then cool another 15 minutes.
Step 5
Meanwhile, make the glaze in a small bowl adding just enough orange juice to desired spreading consistency; spread over warm loaf and cool for at least 45 min.
Step 6
Wrap and store in a cool place.
Tips
No special items needed.