Thursday, 3 January 2013

La Cucina - Favourite Recipe - Favourite Cookbook

Zucchini Spiced Bread. Lots of Zucchini and passionfruit from the garden
from "Low Fat Living" - Robert K. Cooper, Leslie L. Cooper -I love this book,

3       Cups wholewheat plain flour
1/2    Cup Sugar (less is fine)
1       tbspn ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1       teaspoon nutmeg
2       eggs, or 4 egg whites
2       cups shredded zucchini
1       cup honey
2       tbspns melted unsalted butter or canola oil
1/4    cup unsweetened applesauce
1       tbspn vanilla


Preheat the oven to180 degrees.
Lightly coast two 8" x 4" loaf pans with non stick spray
In a large bowl mix the flow and sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and nutmeg.

In a medium bowl, beat the eggs,or egg whites, zucchini, honey, butter or oil, applesauce and vanilla.
Pour into the flour mixture and mix just enough to incorporate the ingredients
Pour the batter into the prepared pans, then remove and cool on a rack.

Per slice: 157 calories, 2.1g total fat (11%of calories), 0.4g monounsaturated fat, 0.2g polyunsaturated fat, 1g saturated fat, 3.3g protein, 33.1g carbohydrate, 2.5g dietary fibre, 24 mg cholesterol, 122 mg sodium.

Makes 20 slices




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