Grammie’s Zucchini Bread (Gluten Free)
Makes 2 Loaves or approximately 12 Muffins
Prep Time—20 Minutes
Cook Time—45 Minutes (Bread) 25 Minutes (Muffins)
Ingredients
½ cup butter or coconut oil, melted
1 cup milk
2 eggs, beaten
½ cup applesauce
1/3 cup honey or maple syrup
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups grated zucchini (if grated zucchini is very wet, use a nut milk bag to press out excess water) (substitutions: chopped apple, grated carrot)
Grammie recommends adding 1 tsp Orange Zest
Dry Ingredients
1 ½ cups oat flour (grind 1 ½ cups rolled oat in a food processor or high-powered blender till flour forms)
1 cup almond flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/3 cup chopped pecans
¼ cup raisins, currants or dried cranberries (optional)
Directions
Heat oven to 350 F
Mix the first 6 ingredients in a separate bowl
Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl
Combine the wet and dry ingredients, then fold in the grated zucchini
Grease 2 bread pans, add ½ the batter to each pan, (or use muffin pans)
Bake till a knife or toothpick in center comes out clean – approx. 45 minutes for bread, 25-30 minutes for muffins.