Zucchini Bread with Dried Cranberries
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It is zucchini season! We didn’t plant any this year, but luckily friends and neighbors are sharing the wealth. I am glad because I love baking with zucchini. Last week I made a loaf of zucchini bread. I played around with my old recipe-this time I used whole wheat flour, applesauce, and added in dried cranberries. I also sprinkled cinnamon sugar on the loaf before going into the oven.
I loved the finished product. The bread was very moist and the dried cranberries added a nice sweetness. The cinnamon sugar crust gave the bread a nice texture too. If you don’t know what to do with your zucchini, give this bread a try. It is excellent!
I am out of zucchini now, so if anyone wants to share, let me know:)
Zucchini Bread with Dried Cranberries
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 1 3/4 cups shredded zucchini
- 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1/3 cup applesauce
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Fresh ground nutmeg-I didn’t measure, just a bit
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2-3/4 cup dried cranberries
- Cinnamon/Sugar to sprinkle on top
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan with cooking spray, and set aside. Grate zucchini on the large holes of a box grater (to yield 1 3/4 cups); set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together sugars, oil, applesauce, vanilla, and eggs.
2. Into a small bowl, sift together flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and salt. Add flour mixture to egg mixture, and stir to combine well. Stir in grated zucchini and dried cranberries.
3. Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading evenly. Sprinkle with cinnamon/sugar mixture-if you wish. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, about 40-45 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes; invert onto a wire rack, then reinvert, top side up. Cool completely before slicing.
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I love the changes with the blog- domain and the printer friendly addition!
This bread sounds great with the dried cranberries and sugar topping! I will have to try this, ive not added cranberries to my zucchini bread before!
Yum! I was just given a zucchini bread recipe that I was told is "like crack". Hmmmmm…think I'm going to have to try that one soon. Yours looks mighty delicious too!
I have a big zucchini on the counter just waiting for a great recipe! I like the new printer button. I may have to grab it too!
Just when I thought zucchini bread couldn't get any better you add cranberries! What a great idea! This looks so great.
Maria! Awesome honey! I love it. Do you like it, I hope?
Congrats on being a .com! This recipe looks delicious. It was great seeing you last Saturday!
yay for your domain name… and send some of that zucchini bread my way… it looks delicious!
I love the printer friendly feature! There are lots of your recipes that I want to print.
This zucchini bread sounds great. I absolutely love dried cranberries.
Congratulations on your very own dot com! I like the printer friendly feature, too… very nice! The zucchini bread with dried cranberries sounds absolutely amazing. Fingers crossed for zucchini from our CSA this week so I have a good excuse to try it!
Mmm, dried cranberries, what a great idea!
I love zucchini bread and like this healthier version.
congrats on the domain name! That is really exciting. I have been thinking about doing it for a while now but am not real good with website design!
This recipe sounds super yummy. I love the addition of cranberries! I think I'd much prefer this to the chocolate chip version!
Congrats! I love the sound of this bread. Zucchini bread is one of my favorites but I am too lazy to grate!
congrats on your dot com! the bread looks wonderful.
Congrats on the .com Maria…woohoo great news!! Great on the print option as well. I added that a few days ago too. Love this loaf. It's a brilliant was to use zucchini…WOW!! Lovely!!
Mmm, I like how you can see tiny little threads of zucchini throughout. Congrats on your zucchini bounty.
This looks fantastic!
Congrats on your own dot com – so exciting! I've never made zucchini bread but I really want to give it a shot this summer. Yours looks delicious!
Ooh… congrats on the dot-com. And awesome looking bread!
Great looking bread. I like the crust idea. I'll have to put it to use soon.
Love the printer button.
Great changed and perfect looking bread!
Congrats!! Ok how on earth did you get the print thing to work??? I've been trying to figure it out for forever and all the code I try never works!
MMMmmm, i just shredded up some zucchini for bread last night
this looks fantastic!
A delightfully moist and scrumptious bread!
Cheers,
Rosa
Sounds great and looks delicious. I still have some zucchini and I'm hoping to get my hands on some more so I can freeze it for breads at Christmas time. I love having it during the winter.
Love the print friendly add!! How in the world did you do that?? Love dried cranberries in the bread. Delicious!! Oh and congrats on the .com!!! WAHOO!
Mmm, cranberries and zucchini … sounds delicious!
This is a lovely bread especially with the dried cranberries added, really lovely colour I could just eat a slice now.
Congrats on the domain name- don't you feel so much cooler now? I know I did! lol. We have that same print feature- love it. Oh, and the bread sounds scrumptious!
Maria, this looks and sounds terrific. You have another winner here.
that is some moist and tender bread, maria. i can almost smell it. no wait, that's my cinnamon candle.
Congratulations on the changes to your blog. Love that recipe for the zucchini bread – looks like it would be great for breakfast and/or dessert
I am always on the lookout for a great zucchini recipe. I like that you made it a little healthier. I love Craisins, so I can't wait to try it!
This looks scrumptious! I am a sucker for cranberries!
This looks fabulous…I love zucchini bread!
This sounds so lovely! I love the addition of cranberries and the cinnamon crunch topping. Definitely saving this to try next time!
Congrats on your own domain!
I love zucchini bread- mmm!
I really love the addition of cranberries here. Tasty!
Congrats on your new domain! I love zucchini bread but have never added dried cranberries – great idea.
How exciting! Congrats on the domain!!! And that bread is a great post to celebrate on! Loving the dried cranberries in this bread!
I love that you use 1/2 oil and 1/2 applesauce here. I usually do that with this type of bread because the thought of eating all that oil kind of turns me off.