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Seriously…this IS the Best Zucchini Bread Ever!
A few weeks ago, my husband Jack returned from a business trip singing the praises of some delicious zucchini bread that one of his co-workers named Troy had brought to the meeting to share with everyone. It was a homemade zucchini bread baked by Troy’s wife Lannette – and Jack said it was the Best Zucchini Bread Ever!
Seriously – Jack would not stop talking about this zucchini bread! For days, he talked about how moist and delicious it was, and that it was perfectly sweet and spicy. And for days, Jack pestered Troy for the recipe so we could make it at home and possibly share it here on A Family Feast.
So I was thrilled when I was introduced to Lannette – and she graciously allowed us to share the recipe with all of you. Scroll below to our recipe card to watch a video showing how it’s made.
This really is the best zucchini bread ever! It is super moist and almost cake-like thanks to a generous amount of shredded zucchini in the batter (we actually used a combination of zucchini and summer squash – which is why you see a little bit of yellow in our bread photos) as well as some applesauce! This bread is perfectly seasoned with cinnamon, and a generous amount of chopped pecans add crunch and texture.
Great recipe Lannette and thanks again for sharing! 🙂
You may like these other zucchini recipes:
- Cheesy Bacon Zucchini Bread
- Italian Zucchini Bread
- Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread
- Zucchini Relish
- Mock Apple Crumb Pie (made with zucchini)
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Best Zucchini Bread Ever
Ingredients
- Butter and flour for preparing baking pans
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3½ cups grated zucchini (you can use as few as 2 cups and as much as 4 cups)
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup apple sauce
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2¼ cups granulated sugar
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Generously butter and lightly flour two 8”x4” loaf pans.
- In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon. Stir gently to combine.
- Shred zucchini, lightly packing it down as you measure it.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer beat eggs, applesauce, oil, sugar and vanilla extract. Mix very well.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients (about 1/3 at a time) mixing as you go – then beat well to fully combine.
- With a rubber scraper or wooden spoon, stir in shredded zucchini and nuts into the batter and mix well.
- Pour half of the batter into each prepared pan.
- Bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out cleanly. (The bake time will vary depending on how much shredded zucchini you add to the batter.)
- Remove from the pans and cool on wire racks.
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Summer really isn’t completely until a slice of zucchini bread is consumed. This version does look perfect and the more zucchini the better!
I adore zucchini bread! I can’t wait to make this I have so much zucchini now!
I’ve been a sucker for zucchini bread every since I tasted my mother-in-law’s when I first met my husband. Your version looks very similar to hers – and, believe me, that’s a very good thing! 🙂
I am loving this recipe, it looks so moist (I know, I know, we all hate that word, lol) and yummy. So amazing, nothing like fresh bread!!!
Lannette’s zucchini bread looks to die for. I must confess the couple times I attempted it I failed. I will try this version. I am sure I won’t be disappointed!
This is a fabulous zucchini bread recipe – Lannette has some serious baking skills. I’m going to have to check out her blog! Your photos, as always, perfection!
Thanks Aly! (And yes – please visit Lannette’s blog!) 🙂
I want to try this recipe! Looks delicious! I’m I suppose to drain the zucchini juice after grating
Hi Roberta – No need to drain the zucchini…you can add in any liquid.
This zucchini bread is probably the only way half my family will eat zucchini! Thanks to Lannette from Awesome Family Food for passing it on!
I love when other bloggers share each others fantastic recipes! You introduced us to a new blog and she gave this awesome recipe to share!
Mmmmm it really does look amazing! I love zucchini bread!
I’m so glad you liked my recipe and thank you for the shout out! A Family Feast is so well done I can only hope my Blog can be half as good as yours.
Hi Lannette! (Ooops – I just corrected the spelling of your name!) Thank YOU so much for sharing your recipe with us! It is fantastic!