Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

By Kasey04

One word best describes this recipe - yummy! If you don't have two loaf pans then you can always make 1 loaf and some muffins with a little less bake time. Enjoy!

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
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• Whipped cream, for serving
• Zucchini ribbons, for serving

Details

Servings 2
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 65mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease (2) 9 X 5-inch loaf pans.

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, spices and baking soda.

In a large bowl, beat eggs until light and fluffy. Add sugar, and continue beating until well blended. Stir in oil, vanilla, zucchini, pecans, chocolate chips, and orange zest. Stir in sifted ingredients. Toss the chocolate chips in some flour before folding them into the batter. Otherwise you might end up with all of the chocolate chips on the bottom of your loaf. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans.

Bake for 50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove loaves from pans and cool. Chill before slicing. Serve with whipped cream and ribbons of zucchini.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/chocolate-chip-zucchini-bread-recipe.html?oc=linkback

Recipe by Paula Dean