Jungle Bread

In our house, it's impossible to get our kids to eat anything green... except Jell-O! However, a hastily concocted story (let's call it a fairy tale instead of an all-out lie) about giraffes that made "Jungle Bread" and delivered it especially for the children made them both interested in eating it! Fortunately the monkeys copied the recipe down for me so my toddlers can enjoy baking it with me.

Difficulty: Medium

You will need:
3 eggs
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 2/3 cups packed brown sugar
2 cups grated zucchini
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 greased and floured loaf pans

In a large bowl, beat eggs well. Add oil, brown sugar, zucchini, and vanilla; stir well. Blend in flour, cinnamon, baking powder, soda, and salt. Stir in raisins and nuts. Split batter between 2 greased and floured 9 x 5 inch loaf pans. If you have them, small loaf pans might be even more appealing to the kids.

Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 1 hour. Cool.

This bread keeps nicely in the freezer, wrap tightly in plastic wrap and store in a freezer zip-lock bag.