Carrot Apple Zucchini Bread (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
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1 cup melted butter, unsalted.
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2 cups white sugar.
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3 eggs at room temp.
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¼ cup fresh orange juice.
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1 tablespoon vanilla.
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3¼ cups plain flour.
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½ teaspoon salt.
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2½ teaspoons baking powder.
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¾ teaspoon baking soda.
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1 teaspoon cinnamon.
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1 pinch ground cloves.
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1 pinch ground nutmeg.
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2 cups grated carrots.
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1 cup grated zucchini, squeezed dry.
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1 cup peeled and diced apple.
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½ cup chopped pecans.
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½ cup soft cream cheese.
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¼ cup soft butter for glaze.
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2-3 cups powdered sugar.
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1-3 tablespoons orange juice for glaze.
# Instructions:
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Heat oven to 350°F and get two 8x4 inch loaf pans ready with grease, flour and parchment.
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Wrap grated zucchini in a kitchen towel and squeeze out all the water you can.
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Whisk flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg in a bowl.
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In another bowl, mix melted butter and sugar, then add eggs, orange juice and vanilla.
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Add dry mix to wet mix, then fold in carrots, dried zucchini, apples and pecans.
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Pour into pans and bake about 55-60 minutes until golden and springy to touch.
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Let bread cool completely before adding glaze.
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Beat cream cheese with butter, mix in powdered sugar, then add orange juice until it's the right thickness.
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Spread or drizzle glaze over cooled breads.
# Notes:
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Can swap amounts of carrots and zucchini as long as total is 3 cups.
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Any firm apple works well.
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Squeeze zucchini very dry for best texture.