Zucchini bread recipe

[aithne]

Here's the zucchini bread recipe I made yesterday. It was pretty good, very lemon and gingery. Mmmmm.


Zucchini Quick Bread
(makes 12 slices)

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup oil
2 eggs
grated peel and juice of 1 lemon or lime
1/4 cup candied ginger, diced fine (optional)
1 cup shredded fresh zucchini squash

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease and flour a 9x5 inch cake pan; set aside.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, ground ginger, baking powder, salt and sugar. Mix well. (I like to toss all of these in the food processor and give them a whirl for about 20-30 seconds.)
3. In a medium bowl, combine oil, eggs, lemon peel, lemon juice, candied ginger, and zucchini. Whisk well. Pour the liquid ingredients into the dry and fold to combine. Do not overmix. Batter should be smooth.
4. Pour batter into prepared cake pan. Using a rubber spatula, smooth the top.
5. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
6. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool slightly. (About 15-20 minutes.) Turn bread out onto a wire rack and cool completely.