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Cucumber Quick Bread Recipe

Move over, zucchini - Darlene Kamis has replaced you with cucumbers in this moist, cinnamony loaf. "When we have lots of cucumbers in our garden, I use them in my favorite zucchini recipes," relates the Romeoville, Illinois cook.

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Cucumber Quick Bread Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling

Yield: 32 Servings

15 60 75

Ingredients

3 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 cups grated seeded peeled cucumbers
1 cup vegetable oil
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped nuts
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Directions

In a bowl, beat eggs. Beat in sugar, cucumbers, oil and vanilla until well blended. Combine the remaining ingredients; add to cucumber mixture and beat just until combined. Pour into two greased 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 2 loaves.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 184 calories, 10 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 123 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Cucumber Quick Bread in Quick Cooking July/August 1999, p55