Edie'S Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup canola oil
1 tablespoon orange peel, grated
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups zucchini, shredded (wash and clean or cut off any bad marks, but leave on peel)
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preparation

Prepare two 8x4x2 inch loaf pans by spraying with non-stick spray or greasing with butter or shortening.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.
In another bowl, beat the eggs, applesauce, oil, orange peel and vanilla.
Stir wet ingredients into the dry ingredients just until moistened (do not over mix or it will cause a very dense bread).
Gently fold in the zucchini, nuts and chocolate chips.
Transfer batter evenly into the two prepared bread loaf pans.
Bake at 350F for 55-60 minutes or until a pick comes out clean from the center.
Cool for 10-15 minutes before inverting bread onto wire rack to cool completely.
Do not attempt to slice until bread is completely cool.