This is a recipe from King Arthur Flour. It's become my newest favorite. Dense, moist and wonderfully chocolatey, this bread is best served with a nice glass of milk.
I've tweaked the recipe a bit... you may want to visit King Arthur to see the original.
The recipe is easily doubled.
- 2 large eggs
- white sugar (1/3 cup)
- 3 1/2 ounces vegetable oil (1/2 cup)
- 3 3/4 ounces brown sugar (1/2 cup)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ounce King Arthur All-Purpose Baking Cocoa or Dutch-process cocoa (1/3 cup)
- 7 1/8 ounces unbleached flour (1-2/3 cups)
- 12 ounces shredded, unpeeled zucchini (2 cups)
- 6 ounces chocolate chips (1 cup)
- Broken pecan pieces (1 cup)
Directions
1) Preheat the oven to 350°F; lightly grease an 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pan.
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2) In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs, oil, sugars, and vanilla until smooth.
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3) Add the salt, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa, and flour, mixing until well combined.
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4) Stir in the zucchini, pecans and chocolate chips. *This batter will be quite thick.*
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5) Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
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6) Bake the bread for 65 to 75 minutes,
until the loaf tests done (a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the
center will come out clean, save for perhaps a light smear of chocolate
from the melted chips).
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7) Remove the bread from the oven, and let it cool for 10 to 15 minutes before turning it out of the pan onto a rack.
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8) Cool completely before slicing; store well-wrapped, at room temperature.
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Yield: one 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf.
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Recipe summary
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Hands-on time:
- 15 mins. to 25 mins.
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Baking time:
- 1 hrs 5 mins. to 1 hrs 15 mins.
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Total time:
- 1 hrs 20 mins. to 1 hrs 40 mins.
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Yield:
- one 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf
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