I’ve never had zucchini bread but have heard that it’s pretty good so I went to AllRecipes.com and found Mom’s Zucchini Bread which had a 5 star rating.  Unfortunately, the first attempt was a complete disaster.  I believe in the old saying, “If you can read, you can cook” and apparently used 3 cups of powdered sugar instead of flour.  About half way through my first try, the kitchen smelled really good but when I opened up the oven, something was definitely not right!

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My second attempt at this recipe was much better!  I believe that it’s safe to say I don’t think I’ll ever mistake powdered sugar for flour again.

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Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/4 cups white sugar
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
2. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
3. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. Stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.
4. Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and completely cool.
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