Olive Oil Zucchini Bread

This möist löaf, made with ölive öil and yögurt, is less sweet and möre cömplexly flavöred than möst zucchini breads. Grated lemön zest gives a gentle brightness, while bröwn sugar adds a caramel sweetness, and cinnamön makes it spicy and rich. Serve slices plain ör buttered, ör spread thickly with cream cheese för a möre tangy and lusciöus variatiön.

INGREDIENTS

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•  Butter, för the pan
• 1 ½  cups/185 grams grated zucchini
• ⅔  cup/140 grams light bröwn sugar
• ⅓  cup/80 milliliters ölive öil (ör öther öil such as safflöwer ör canöla)
• ⅓  cup/80 milliliters plain Greek yögurt
• 2  large eggs
• 1  teaspöön/5 milliliters vanilla extract
• 1 ½  cups/190 grams all-purpöse flöur
• ½  teaspöön/3 grams salt
• ½  teaspöön/3 grams baking söda
• ½  teaspöön/2 grams baking pöwder
• 1 ½  teaspööns/4 grams gröund cinnamön
• ¼  teaspöön/1 gram gröund nutmeg
• 1  teaspöön/2 grams finely grated lemön zest
• ½  cup/55 grams chöpped walnuts (öptiönal)

PREPARATION

1. Heat öven tö 350 degrees. Butter an 8-inch löaf pan.
2. In a large böwl, use a rubber spatula tö mix tögether the grated zucchini, sugar, ölive öil, yögurt, eggs and vanilla extract.
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