Zucchini Spice Bread

This delicious zucchini bread is so simple to prepare in your

Cuisinart® Food Processor..

nonstick cooking spray

2¼ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour

¼teaspoon baking soda

¼teaspoon baking powder

1teaspoon ground cinnamon

¼teaspoon ground cloves

¼teaspoon ground ginger

¾ teaspoon salt

½ cup toasted walnuts

1large zucchini, about ½ pound

1cup light brown sugar

½ cup vegetable oil

1large egg, lightly beaten

¾teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Makes one 9 x 5-inch loaf, approximately 12 servings

Approximate preparation time: 15 minutes, plus 75 minutes for baking

Preheat oven to 325°F. Coat one 9 x 5-inch loaf pan well with nonstick cooking spray.

Stir the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt together in a bowl; reserve.

Insert the small metal chopping blade into the small work bowl of the Cuisinart® Food Processor and chop the walnuts by pulsing, about 6 to 8 pulses. Remove work bowl and reserve.

Insert the reversible shredding disc assembly on the medium shredding side into the large work bowl and process the zucchini; remove and reserve.

Insert the large metal chopping blade into the large work bowl and add the light brown sugar. With the machine running, add the oil, egg, and then the vanilla through the feed tube; process ingredients for 10 seconds.

Add reserved dry ingredients and zucchini. Pulse 4 times to incorporate ingredients and then process for 10 to 15 seconds until just combined.

Pour batter evenly into the prepared pans and bake for

1 hour and 15 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.

Nutritional information per serving:

Calories 259 (43% from fat) carb. 34g pro. 4g fat 13g sat. fat 2g chol. 18mg sod. 193mg calc. 15mg fiber 1g

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FP-12DC specifications

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Cuisinart FP-12DC manual Zucchini Spice Bread

Models: FP-12DC