Description
This top-secret family recipe for spicy, moist bread uses dates for a delicious change from ordinary zucchini bread. We like to spread warm slices with softened cream cheese for an extra-special treat!
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 1 pinch ground ginger
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup dates, pitted and chopped
- 2 cups shredded zucchini
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9×5-inch loaf pans.
- Whisk flour
- baking powder
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- ginger
- and pepper together in a bowl until evenly combined; set aside.
- Beat sugar
- oil
- eggs and vanilla in a mixing bowl until smooth. Fold in flour mixture
- zucchini
- and dates until no dry spots remain. Divide the batter between the prepared loaf pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
- about 70 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 24