This wonderful lemon zucchini bread is moist, light, and not too sweet. I thought my mom made the best zucchini bread until I added lemon zest!
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups shredded zucchini
- 0.75 cups white sugar
- 0.5 cups vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
- 0.25 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
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1
Gather all ingredients.
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2
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8x4-inch loaf pan.
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3
Beat shredded zucchini, sugar, oil, and egg together in a mixing bowl.
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4
Sift flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder into a separate bowl, then stir in cinnamon and lemon zest. Stir flour mixture into zucchini mixture just until blended.
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Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool for about 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
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Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
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