Trip to the Amish Market and Zucchini Bread

 (this picture was taken some time ago ~smile~)

We live near an Amish community and on Saturday my sweet Hubby took me up to the Amish bulk store and to an Amish farm that sells veggies, baking and home canning. We had such a nice time. It is always a wonderful time for me just to drive through the country side and look at all the beautiful farms.

I always get my flour from that bulk store in 50lb. bags. The price is very good and that flour is the best I have ever used! All my baking has turned out so much better, fluffier and generally nicer. They also sell all manner of baking needs, spices, dried goods and oil lamps, and other misc. items.  It is heated by wood stove ofcourse and has no electricity at all, it is a wonderful little store.. I also picked up some herbs, oats and cocoa. I love their cocoa too. It is so dark and rich and a fraction of the cost of the grocery store brand. It is definitely worth the drive out there.

We also stopped at the farm that sells produce and picked up 25 lbs. of new potatoes, a great big candy onion and I grabbed a zucchini.

I made that zucchini into some bread for ladies Bible study today. I got enough grated zucchini to make 4 loaves but decided to make it all into 2 big loaves. Well they came out HUGE! I was so shocked when I opened the oven! But they make some really nice big slices ~smile~

I couldn't get the size to show in the picture but here they are.

Here is the recipe I use. I have no idea who Ethel is or where I got this recipe many, many years ago but thank you Ethel whoever you are! ~smile~

 

Ethel's Zucchini Bread

 

2 eggs

1/2 cup oil

1 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon 

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup grated zucchini

1/2 cup nuts

 

- Cream together eggs and oil. Mix dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture.

-Add vanilla, zucchini and nuts and mix well.

- Bake in greased loaf pan at 350. degrees for approx. one hour or until it tests done.

- If you double the recipe into 1 large loaf pan then you will need to bake for about 1 1/2 hours or until it tests done.

Enjoy!

Happy Tuesday!

Blessings,

Liisa