Mary'S Best Zucchini Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups shredded unpeeled zucchini (green or yellow, or a combination)
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh lemon rind or 1/2 teaspoon orange rind
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F.
Grease two loaf pans.
Combine flour, cinnamon, salt, soda, nutmeg, powder, and lemon (or orange) peel in a large bowl; set aside.
Combine sugar, eggs, applesauce, oil and vanilla in a large bowl.
Add shredded zucchini and walnuts; stir to combine.
Add zucchini mixture to flour mixture; stir well.
Pour evenly into prepared loaf pans; sprinkle tops with cinnamon sugar.
Bake 60-65 minutes or until loaves test done with toothpick.
Let cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans onto wire rack to cool completely.
*Note: Loaves freeze well.