Mimi's Zucchini-orange Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup oil
• 2/3 cup orange juice
• 2 cups shredded unpeeled zucchini
• 3 1/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 -3 teaspoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl beat eggs until thick and lemon-colored.
• 2 gradually beat in sugar.
• 3 stir in oil, 2/3 cup orange juice, and zucchini until well blended.
• 4 add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt,.
• 5 cinnamon, cloves, orange peel; mix well.
• 6 add nuts and mix well.
• 7 grease two bread pans and divide batter between them.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for about 45-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• 9 cool 10 minutes and remove from pans; then cool another 15 minutes.
• 10 meanwhile, make a glaze in a small bowl with the 1 cup powdered sugar and the 2-3 teaspoons orange juice, adding enough orange juice to desired spreading consistency.
• 11 spread over warm loaves.
• 12 cool 45 minutes until completely cooled.
• 13 wrap tightly and store in a cool place unless they get eaten right away. yum!