Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Zucchini Bread with Pineapple

 I tasted the zucchini bread a few week ago at a friend's place over a cup of tea, fell in love with the bread (tastes somewhat like a cake -so even better)....and not only did I eat a big slice there but also had a little bag to go... Thanks Pn!! For the awesome bread and the great recipe. Pn has a nack for baking ....and this one tops the list. The best thing about this bread is that it is almost like cake...but not too sweet that it overwhelms you. Well I would love to call it a cake but since Pn said it was a bread and it is her recipe I will call it - bread. I had fun baking this as much as I had fun eating it....Great with a cup of tea with some friends...some for here and some to go ;-)


Ingredients

3 eggs
1 cup olive oil
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups coarsely grated zucchini
1 can (8oz) crushed pineapple, drained
3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup raisins or dried cranberries or a mix of both

Preheat oven to 350°F. In a mixer, beat eggs. Add oil, sugar, and vanilla, continue beating mixture until thick and foamy. With a spoon, stir in the zucchini and pineapple.

 In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. A third at a time, add dry ingredients into wet and gently stir (by hand) after each addition. Add the walnuts, cranberries and  raisins, blend gently.



 Divide the batter equally between 2 greased and flour-dusted 5 by 9 inch loaf pans. Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in to the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Turn out onto wire racks to cool thoroughly. Print Friendly and PDF

13 comments:

  1. Awesome zucchini bread :) I am a big fan of zuchhinis...

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  2. This bread/cake looks delicious .I like the idea of adding zuccini. Very healthy.

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  3. Wow wat a super delicious bread...beautiful!

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  4. The bread looks super moist and delicious!

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  5. thats a super moist bread.lovely.

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  6. I personally thinks zucchini makes the bread/ cake moist n soft..and i love baking with it..delicious combo you have here n the bread looks PERFECT!


    US Masala

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  7. Thanks guys!! indeed the bread was very moist and i agree with you aipi, zucchini does make the bread moist.

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  8. Slurp,mouthwatering here, wat a delicious bread.....

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  9. breads looks very healthy and soft...nice blend here

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  10. Wow...that looks awesome. perfectly bakedand looks delicious.

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  11. What lovely texture and soft looking bread! Lovely.

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  12. This really looks wonderful. Your photos are terrific. I'll wager this is as tasty as it is beautiful. Have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  13. wow this looks soo yumm..i am dying to try this!
    can we substitute egg with anything else?

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