Zucchini Bread {susan oldroyd}

3 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vanilla
2 cups loosely packed grated zucchini
2 cups flour, sifted with: 1 tablespons cinnamon
                                    2 teaspoons baking soda
                                    1 teaspoon salt
                                    1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Fold in 1 cup chopped nuts (optional).
Pour mixture into 2 greased and floured loaf pans.
Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for 1 hour.  Let the loaves cook for 10 minutes.

Invert onto rack and cool completely.





In a bowl, beat eggs until they are frothy.Beat in sugar, oil, and vanilla.  Beat teh mixture until it is thick and lemon colored.  Stir in zucchini, flour