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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes |
Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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A lower fat, lower sugar take on an old classic. The applesauce and orange juice add natural sweetness and flavor (particulary the oj for flavor). I plan to play around this and eventually use honey or nectar instead of sugar, as I don't like to use processed or alternate sweetners any more than I have to. Note: the loaves tend to be a bit short, I do that for portioning so if you prefer 1 big loaf go with one loaf pan or a square cake pan (9x9 or so works). Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups zucchini (grated) |
1 cup sugar |
1 cup applesauce |
1/4 cup orange juice |
3 eggs |
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
2 -3 teaspoons cinnamon (optional) |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350, grease 2 9x5 loaf pans.
2. Combine zucchini and all wet ingredients in one bowl (big) and dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add the dry ingredients to the wet in 3rds stirring well after each addition. Feel free to add a little more orange juice at this point if the batter looks dry.
3. Place half the batter in each loaf pan and bake appproximately 45 minutes or until done ( a knife or toothpick inserted in the middle should come out clean).
4. Enjoy (semi) guilt free :-).
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