Zucchini Coconut Loaf

By SewingDragonfly

From allrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup grated zucchini
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup currants or raisins

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease one 9” x 5” x 3” loaf pan.

In small pan boil one cup water. Add currants or raisins, and boil for two minutes. Drain.

In large mixing bowl beat egg, oil and sugar. Stir in zucchini, currants or raisins and vanilla.

In another bowl, measure flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, coconut and walnuts. Stir to combine thoroughly. Pour all at once over zucchini mixture. Stir to moisten. Turn into greased loaf pan.

Bake for 1 hour until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn out on rack. Cool and wrap. This bread cuts better on the second day.