- 3¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 4 eggs
- ⅓ cup water
- 2 cups grated zucchini
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, nutmeg, baking soda, cinnamon and sugar.
- In a separate bowl, combine shortening, eggs, water, zucchini and lemon juice.
- Mix wet ingredients into dry and mix well.
- Grease 2 standard loaf pans and coat sides with cinnamon sugar.
- Pour mixture into prepared pans and bake for 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean.
- Brush lightly with butter.
- Sprinkle top with cinnamon sugar and remove from pans when cool.
- You could serve it with cream cheese.
Recipe by Gracious Rain at https://graciousrain.com/zucchini-bread/
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