Bacon and Cheddar Zucchini Bread

Steps to make

1. 1

   Preheat oven and prepare loaf pan

   5 min
   

   Preheat the oven to 325 °F and line a 9×13-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.

2. 2

   Combine wet ingredients

   5 min
   

   In a bowl of a stand mixer, combine 3 eggs, 1 tablespoon sugar, ½ cup vegetable oil and mix for 5 minutes.

4. 3

   Add zucchini, bacon and cheese

   2 min
   

   Using a wooden spoon, fold in 1 cup shredded zucchini, 1 cup cooked chopped bacon, and 1 cup grated Cheddar cheese.

5. 4

   Add milk

   1 min
   

   Add in 6 tablespoons milk and mix to combine.

6. 5

   Combine dry ingredients

   1 min
   

   In another bowl, mix together 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder, a pinch of salt, and 1 teaspoon black pepper.

7. 6

   Add dry ingredients to wet mixture

   2 min
   

   Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix to combine. Don’t overmix.

8. 7

   Pour batter into loaf pan

   2 min
   

   Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.

9. 8

   Bake

   1h20m
   

   Bake for 1 hour 20 minutes or until the skewer inserted in the center comes out almost clean. Cover loosely with foil if the top gets too brown.

10. 9

    Cool

    

    Remove and let cool slightly in the pan.

11. 10

    Serve

    

    Serve warm or room temperature and enjoy!