Zucchini Bread with Walnuts

Zucchini Bread with Walnuts

A moist American-style quick bread made with grated zucchini, warm cinnamon, and chopped walnuts.

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 175°C. Grease the loaf pan thoroughly with 1 tsp (5 ml) vegetable oil.

    Ingredients used: 5.0 ml Vegetable Oil

    Cookware: loaf pan, oven

  2. Step 2

    Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a mixing bowl until evenly combined.

    Ingredients used: 220.0 gr All-Purpose Flour, 2.0 gr Baking Powder, 5.0 gr Baking Soda, 3.0 gr Fine Salt, 4.0 gr Ground Cinnamon

    Cookware: mixing bowl, whisk

  3. Step 3

    In the second mixing bowl, whisk the eggs and sugar until smooth. Whisk in the remaining ½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil and the vanilla extract.

    Ingredients used: 2.0 piece Egg, 150.0 gr Granulated Sugar, 5.0 ml Vanilla Extract, 120.0 ml Vegetable Oil

    Cookware: mixing bowl, whisk

  4. Step 4

    Coarsely grate the zucchini, then stir it into the wet mixture.

    Ingredients used: 250.0 gr Zucchini

    Cookware: Box Grater, mixing bowl, Silicone spatula

  5. Step 5

    Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and fold just until no dry flour remains.

    Cookware: mixing bowl, Silicone spatula

  6. Step 6

    Chop the walnuts and fold them evenly into the batter.

    Ingredients used: 90.0 gr Walnut

    Cookware: Chef Knife, cutting board, mixing bowl, Silicone spatula

  7. Step 7

    Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and level the top.

    Cookware: loaf pan, Silicone spatula

  8. Step 8

    Bake at 175°C for 50–60 minutes, until the top is browned and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out without wet batter.

    Timer: 50 min (fixed)

    Cookware: Cake tester, loaf pan, oven

  9. Step 9

    Cool the bread in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a wire rack.

    Timer: 10 min (fixed)

    Cookware: loaf pan, wire rack

  10. Step 10

    Let the loaf cool on the wire rack for at least 20 minutes before slicing.

    Timer: 20 min (fixed)

    Cookware: wire rack

Nutrition (Estimated)

Food safety

Caution: low

Do not eat the raw batter. Bake until the center is fully set and the tester shows no wet batter; cool before slicing.

Risk factors

  • Raw eggs and flour in the uncooked batter
  • Hot oven and loaf pan

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