ZUCCHINI SPICE BREAD

2 cups all purpose flour

2 cups finely chopped zucchini

1 1/4 cups sugar

1 cup chopped nuts

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/3 cup water

1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 eggs

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease two loaf pans.

Beat all ingredients on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl constantly.  Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.

Pour into pans.  

Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool on wire rack.

I like this recipe better then any I've tried before.. it uses less oil and I love the spices in it.

This recipe came out of my old 1969 Better Crocker cook book and is actually called zucchini spice cake and intended to be baked in a cake pan.  I always use my Bunt pan instead of loaf pans.. these kind of breads are great for breakfast with a cup of coffee.

I substituted 1/2 cup whole wheat flour for 1/2 cup white.. instead of water I used spiced rum and added 1 cup dates along with the 1 cup of nuts.

Give it a try, I promise you it's delicious.