Zucchini-Oat Bread

Ingredients

• Non-stick cooking spray
• 1 1/2 cups Sugar
• 2 1/4 teaspoons Ground cinnamon
• 2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour try mixing part whole wheat flour
• 1 cup Rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon Baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon Salt
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking soda
• 3 Eggs
• 1 cup Applesauce
• 1/4 cup Butter melted
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 cups Zucchini unpeeled, shredded
• 1 cup Walnuts or pecans chopped
• 3/4 cup Raisins

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Lightly coat a 9”x5”x3” loaf pan with cooking spray; set aside. Combine 1 tbsp of the sugar and ¼ tsp of the cinnamon set aside. Combine flour, oats, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and remaining cinnamon; set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat eggs with electric mixer on medium speed for 2 min or until foamy. Add remaining sugar, the applesauce, butter, and vanilla. Gradually add the flour mixture, beating on low speed just until combined. Stir in zucchini, nuts and raisins. Spoon into prepared pan. Sprinkle with sugar-cinnamon mixture.
3. Bake for 1 hour and 20 min or until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 min. Remove from pan. Cool completely on rack. Wrap and store several hours before slicing. Freezes well.