zucchini bread

3 cups shredded zucchini (3 medium)

1 2/3 cups sugar

2/3 cup vegetable oil

2 tsp. vanilla

4 large eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour

2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground cloves

1/2 tsp. baking powder

optional:

1/2 to 1 cup of chocolate chips (yum!)

1/2 cup chopped nuts

1/2 cup raisins

move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans

will be in center of oven.

preheat oven to 350*.

grease bottoms only of two 8" loaf pans.

mix zucchini, sugar, oil, vanilla and eggs.

stir in dry ingredients.

bake 50 to 60 minutes.

!! to make pumpkin bread substitute zucchini

for 1 can (16 ounces) of pumpkin... so good!!