Edie's Zucchini Chocolate Chip Bread

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1 tablespoon orange peel, grated
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups zucchini, shredded (wash and clean or cut off any bad marks, but leave on peel)
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. 1

   Prepare two 8x4x2 inch loaf pans by spraying with non-stick spray or greasing with butter or shortening.

2. 2

   In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.

3. 3

   In another bowl, beat the eggs, applesauce, oil, orange peel and vanilla.

4. 4

   Stir wet ingredients into the dry ingredients just until moistened (do not over mix or it will cause a very dense bread).

5. 5

   Gently fold in the zucchini, nuts and chocolate chips.

6. 6

   Transfer batter evenly into the two prepared bread loaf pans.

7. 7

   Bake at 350F for 55-60 minutes or until a pick comes out clean from the center.

8. 8

   Cool for 10-15 minutes before inverting bread onto wire rack to cool completely.

9. 9

   Do not attempt to slice until bread is completely cool.