Zucchini Bread

Ingredients

• 1 ⅓ cup sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
• 1 cup dried cranberries or raisins
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• 2 eggs beaten
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tsp vanilla
• ⅔ cup melted unsalted butter
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 cups grated fresh zucchini
• pinch of salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, eggs and vanilla.Mix in the grated zucchini and then the melted butter.Sprinkle baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in.Add the flour, a third at a time.Sprinkle in the cinnamon and nutmeg and mix.Fold in the nuts and dried cranberries or raisins if using.Divide the batter equally between two buttered 5 by 9 inch loaf pans.Bake for 1 hour (check for doneness at 50 minutes).Turn out onto wire racks to cool thoroughly.