Orange Spice Zucchini Walnut Bread

Recipe by Canadian Living magazine.

I have another zucchini recipe on my blog (you can find it here), but I didn't have any coconut in the house, so I thought I'd try a different recipe. This one is also quite tasty. It is a little less sweet than the other recipe, but the orange glaze adds a nice touch. Depending on your preferences, you can decide which recipe you like better, but you can't go wrong either way.  They are both moist and delicious!

What you'll need

2 1/2 cups Flour

2/3 cup Brown sugar, packed

2 tsp Baking powder

1 tsp Baking soda

1/2 tsp Ground cinnamon (or cardamom)

1/4 tsp Salt

2 cups Zucchini, grated

1/2 cup Butter, melted

1/4 cup Milk

2 Eggs

2 tsp Grated orange rind

1 cup Walnuts, chopped (I used pecans, just because I like them better)

Glaze:

1/4 cup Icing sugar

2 tsp Orange juice

How to

1.  Line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper; set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2.  In large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. 

3.  In separate bowl, whisk together zucchini, butter, milk, eggs and orange rind; pour over flour mixture.

4.  Sprinkle with walnuts; stir just until blended.

5.  Spread into prepared pan. Bake until cake tester comes out clean, about 1 hour. Let cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes. Remove from pan, peel off paper.

6.  To make the glaze, whisk icing sugar with orange juice in a small bowl; brush over loaf while it is still warm. Let cool.