Suzie's courgette bread recipe

“This is a recipe that was shared with me a few years ago by a friend and is a family favourite in my household. As a trained chef, my hobbies include cooking, baking and looking after my allotment. I like to experiment with the produce we are growing, and this bread was perfect as I always have too many courgettes - you can even use frozen shredded courgette too!”

Ingredients

50g butter
50g caster or granulated sugar
25g brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
200g grated courgette
150g plain flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt

Optional extras

¼ tsp ground cloves
¼ tsp ground all spice
50g walnuts/pecans
50g crystalised ginger (or 1 tsp ground ginger)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius/350 degrees Fahrenheit/gas mark 4.
2. Cream together butter and sugars, then add the eggs, vanilla, and courgette. Stir to combine.
3. In another bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices, and salt.
4. Add all the dry ingredients to the wet and stir gently to combine - be careful not to overmix. Stir in the nuts, if using.
5. Scrape the batter into a loaf tin or muffin tin and bake for 55-65 minutes.