Zucchini Bread


Zucchini Bread

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Ingredients:


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3 Eggs, beaten

*1 cup Granulated Sugar

*1 cup Brown Sugar

*1 cup Oil, extra light olive oil or vegetable oil or canola oil

*2 cups grated Zucchini, unpeeled

*1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

*3 cups All-purpose Flour

*1/8 teaspoon Sea Salt

*1 teaspoon Baking Soda

*1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder

*2 teaspoons Cinnamon

*1/2 teaspoon All Spice

Instructions:

Mix together in large bowl the wet ingredients: Beaten eggs, sugars, oil, zucchini and vanilla until combined.

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In a separate bowl whisk or sift together the dry ingredients and add small amounts at a time to the wet ingredients until there are no lumps.  Pour into prepared bread pans, see below.

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Optional:

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*1/4 teaspoon ground Cloves

*1/2 cup nuts, chopped (Walnuts, Pecans, Sunflowers Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds and Etc…)

*1/2 cup Dates, chopped or Raisins

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Variations:

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**Using only 1 cup of Zucchini and add either 1 cup of drained crushed Pineapple or 1 cup grated Carrots.

**In 2 regular sized baking bread pans or 1 small bread pan and one Long bread pan or 3-4 small bread pans, sprayed with Pam or greased and floured well.

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Bake the bread at 350*F. for 40-50 minutes or until done, depending on the size of pans used.

  


Enjoy!

Lindy and Jessica

Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you’re like me, you love pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and to me this is a healthy cookie.  I really want a cookie to taste good after all it is a cookie!

Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Wet Ingredients:

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*4 tablespoons Butter, melted slightly (Extra light olive oil could be used, if you use pure canned pumpkin instead of pumpkin purée

*2 cups Pumpkin Purée, if you us 100 percent pure canned pumpkin the baked cookies will be more solid

*3 teaspoons Vanilla Extract

*1 cup Agave or 1 cup Brown Sugar, packed**see note below

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Dry ingredients:

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*1   1/4 cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour (You can use all Whole Wheat Pastry Flour and omit the all-purpose flour)

*1 cup All-purpose Flour

*1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder

*2 teaspoons Cornstarch

*2 teaspoons ground Cinnamon

*1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt

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*6 tablespoons miniature Chocolate Chips, Dark or Semi-Sweet, stir in after mixing, extra chocolate chips can be  used after baking for a nicer pumpkin chocolate chip looking cookie.

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In a stand mixer using the paddle attachment on medium speed add the wet ingredients and mix until combined.

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In a medium mixing bowl add the dry ingredients and whisk together and slowly add to the wet ingredients mixing on medium speed, just until combined.

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Scoop cookie dough on to lined or Sil Pat covered 1/2 baking sheet and bake at 325*F. for 10-13 minutes or until done. Don’t over bake.  The cookies pictured are 1/2 cup agave and 1/2 cup granulated sugar.

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Note: If using Agave in this recipe the cookies will spread more than the brown sugar option which will be more “poofy”, personally I like the flavor of the brown sugar the best.   The cookies pictured are 1/2 cup agave and 1/2 cup granulated sugar.  Also for a “fluffier”  cookie add 1 egg

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Makes about 3  1/2 dozen cookies depending on scoop size.

Recipe adapted from Amy’s Healthy Baking


  


  

Enjoy!
Lindy