Zucchini Bread

This bread is my favorite! It is best warm, right out of the oven, moist inside and a little baby bit of a crunchy top layer. A sliced piece of warm bread is a must... you don't need anything on it, just you, your bread and of course a glass of milk. But then really, the next morning, after resting in a ziploc baggie, another slice of bread with maybe a little fruit - makes the perfect breakfast, or snack...

In a mixer, beat eggs until foamy

Add to eggs: sugar, oil and vanilla

Continue to combine mixture

Grate zucchini and add to the wet mixture

Add flour one cup at a time, keep the mixer going

Add salt, baking soda, baking powder and lemon peel

Now for the flavor!

Add cinnamon, nutmeg and ground cloves

You can either bake in two large loaf pans, tonight I used 4 small pans

Spray in the bottom of each loaf pan

Put a little flour in each pan and kind of slide it around the bottom

Pour the bread mixture evenly into your loaf pans

Bake at 325 for 50 minutes (could be a little less with smaller pans)

Test with a toothpick, and don't overbake!

Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes

Turn out on a bread board

Slice and enjoy! mmmmmm

Ingredients:

3 eggs

2 cups white sugar

2 cups shredded zucchini

1 cup oil

2 tsp vanilla

3 cups flour

1/2 tsp lemon zest

1 tsp salt

3/4 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp ground cloves