PS or PP: Zucchini Bread

Chef:  Terri Edwards
Makes:  10-12 Servings
Prep Time:  10 minutes
Cook Time:  50 minutes
Total Time:  1 hour

INGREDIENTS

• 2 c whole wheat flour
• 2 t baking powder
• 1 t baking soda
• 1 t cinnamon
• 1 t allspice
• 2 c shredded zucchini
• ½ c apple sauce
• ¼ c apple juice concentrate
• ¼ c maple syrup
• 1 t vanilla 
• ¼ c chopped walnuts (If you eliminate the walnuts, this recipe would be PP)

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Grate 2 c zucchini (2 small)
3. Place flour, baking powder, cinnamon and allspice in a large bowl and whisk together.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together apple sauce, apple juice concentrate, maple syrup and vanilla.
5. Add grated zucchini to the wet mixture and stir until blended.
6. Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.   Mix just until dry ingredients are evenly moistened.   Stir in walnuts if using. 
7. Spoon batter into a non stick loaf pan.  Bake on center rack of oven for approximately 50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Turn bread out onto a cooling rack and let cool completely before slicing or storing.

TERRI EDWARDS is a Licensed Food for Life Instructor and Educator.  Connect with Terri at her blog EatPlant-Based.com & blog.eatplant-based.com for her latest recipes and plant-based living tips. Follow her on FaceBook at (https://www.facebook.com/EatPlantBased/)