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ZUCCHINI-APPLE BREAD

INGREDIENTS:
4 cups all-purpose flour                                   2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking soda                              1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking powder                   1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons salt                                        1 tablespoon vanilla
1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon             2 cups shredded zucchini
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg                   1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
 5 eggs                                                              1 cup shredded apple

Combine first 6 ingredients; set aside.  Combine eggs, sugars, oil and vanilla in a large bowl; beat at medium speed until well blended.  Stir in zucchini, apple and pecans.  Add dry ingredients to zucchini-apple mixture, stirring just until moistened.  Spoon batter into 3 greased and floured 8 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 3 inch loaf pans.  Bake at 350 degrees for 50-55 minutes.  Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove to wire rack and cool completely.  Freezes well.  Sells good at Church Bazaars. Can be made in 8 or 9 individual small loaf pans.

Note: Henry Adcock my bride's Dad, always kept us with plenty of Zucchini squash when his garden started to produce.  We both miss him a lot.  Henry and myself shared many days together on Blewett Falls Lake, Pee Dee River, Anson County, NC fishing for catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, migratory shad, Rock Bass and anything that would bite a bated hook or lure.  Mickey Porter February 25, 1999.  We also enjoyed many fish fries on the river bank after catching a mess of small catfish.  It just didn't get any better than that.

Recipe from Joyce Porter and Rachel Myers.

Additional Notes: You can substitute crushed pineapple for the apple.  Following pixs taken along the way....I did very little in doing this recipe, only used the mixer and stirred at a few of the different stages, however I did lick the bowl and a couple utensils and was like a little kid again in Mom's kitchen....the bread batter taste wonderful before it gets into the pans and bake!