Friday, February 22, 2013

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread





Make up a few loafs of this delicious bread, and your kitchen will smell like heavenly fall!  A nice treat during a cool fall or cold winter day.


Ingredients:

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 3/4 Cup of plain greek yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups grated zucchini
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Grease 2 9x5 loaf pans

Sift together, into a medium bowl, flour, baking powder, salt, spices and baking soda. *If you don't have a sifter, you can use your wire whisk to stir these ingredients works the same.

In a large bowl beat the eggs until light and fluffy.  Add sugar and continue beating until well blended.  Stir in oil, vanilla extract, zucchini, chocolate chips and orange zest.  Stir into sifted ingredients.  Mix well. Pour into loaf pans, about half to three quarters of the way full.  Bake 50 min or until top is springy to touch, and toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.  

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