Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Avocado Zucchini Bread



Avocado Zucchini Bread (vegan)

Avocado, rich in many nutrients and noted for its healthy fats, combined with the full of nutrition zucchini and supplemented with local honey turn normal zucchini bread into a culinary delight!  The bananas replace eggs in this recipe.  No need for butter on this bread; it is deliciously moist and flavorful just as it is.


Ingredients

1/2 cup honey
1/2 banana, pureed
1 very ripe avocado, pitted and pureed
1 T vanilla extract
2 cups zucchini, grated
2 cups whole wheat (or white wheat) flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp Himalayan salt (or sea salt)
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice

Directions:

1-Preheat oven to 350"F
2-Lightly oil and dust with flour: 2- 7" loaf pans
3-In a large mixing bowl, combine honey, banana, avocado and vanilla, mixing well.
4-Fold in zucchini
5-In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients.
6-Stir flour mixture into zucchini batter.  Do not over mix.
7-Divide into the 2 loaf pans and bake about a half hour, until golden brown.
8-Cool in pan about 5 minutes, remove to cooling rack and cool an additional 20-30 minutes.
9-Slice and enjoy!





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