Chocolate Chip Orange Zucchini Bread
Description
This chocolate chip orange zucchini bread recipe combines the flavors and textures of orange, zucchini, chocolate chips, and chopped nuts in two loaves.
Ingredients
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon baking powder
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3 eggs
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2 cups white sugar
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2 cups grated zucchini
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1 cup vegetable oil
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1 cup chopped walnuts
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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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1 tablespoon orange zest
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
2
Sift flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and baking powder together into a bowl; set aside.
3
Beat eggs together in a bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; beat in sugar until well blended. Stir in zucchini, oil, walnuts, chocolate chips, orange zest, and vanilla extract until well combined; blend in flour mixture. Divide batter between the prepared loaf pans.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool slightly in the pans before removing loaves from the pans. Chill loaves in the refrigerator before slicing.