Katies Zucchini Party Bread Recipes

KATIE'S ZUCCHINI PARTY BREAD

Steps:

• ZUCCHINI BREADPreheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two loaf pans with nonstick spray. Grate 3-4 zucchinis. Set in a strainer over a bowl so some of the water can be drained away. Open and pour the pineapple in a strainer over a bowl to drain the juice. Chop 1/2 cup pecans. Whisk the dry ingredients in a large bowl, flour, soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside. In a mixing bowl, add eggs, oil, and sugar. Beat well. Add the dry ingredients, beating on slow. Then begin adding all of the zucchini, pineapple, nuts and vanilla Pour into the two loaf pans. Fold heavy dishtowel and place on the counter. Tap your pan on the folded dishtowel to release some of the air bubbles. Bake about 55 minutes. Cool about 10 minutes in the pan and flip onto a cooling rack. Cool completely. PINEAPPLE CREAM CHEESE SPREADIn a mixer beat the cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and beat well. Add the pineapple and flavoring.

ZUCCHINI-PINEAPPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-by-2 1/2-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and allspice in a small mixing bowl.
• Beat the sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla in a medium bowl until well combined. Mix in the zucchini and pineapple. Add to the dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in the raisins.
• Pour half the batter into each loaf pan. Bake, rotating the pans halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let the bread cool in the pans for 5 minutes, then carefully turn out the loaves to finish cooling on a wire rack.