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Yields:
2
Cook Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 10 mins
Flax seeds add additional nutrients to this gluten-free quick bread made with pureed zucchini and healthful spices.
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Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 1 cups sugar
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 medium zucchini
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose gluten-free flour
- 1 cup flax seed meal (see Note)
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1 cup whole flax seeds
Directions
- Step 1Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter two 5- by 9-inch loaf pans. In a large bowl, mix the sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Slowly add the puréed zucchini and then the melted butter, stirring constantly. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix well. Add the flour one cup at a time, stirring well between each one, repeat with the flax seed meal, and then the flax seeds. Sprinkle in the cinnamon and nutmeg, and mix well.
- Step 2Add the batter to the loaf pans (as equally as possible). Bake, uncovered, a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes, flip the pans to release the bread. Serve warm with salted butter.
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