Zucchini Bread - The Silver Palate

By Maverick19

Famous from the Silver Palate shop in Manhattan, back in 1977, this bread was one of their favorites. For the best flavor, wrap the breads when cool and let stand overnight before serving. With its sugar, spices and nuts, this is a tea bread, almost cake like.

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp sweet butter, softened
• 3 eggs, room temp
• 1 1/4 cups oil
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups grated unpeeled raw zucchini
• 2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1 cup shelled walnuts, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and Butter One 9x5 loaf pan.

2. Beat butter, eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla until light and thick. Fold grated zucchini into oil mixture.

3. Sift dry ingredients together. Stir into zucchini mixture until just blended. Fold in the walnuts.

4. Pour batter into the buttered pan. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

5. Cool slightly, remove from pan, and cool completely on a rack.