Lemon Recipe • Lemon Pistachio Zucchini Bread

A moist zucchini bread with lemon and pistachio for a unique flavor.

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 eggs
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup plain yogurt
• 1 small lemon, zested
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• 1 cup chopped pistachio nuts

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray two 9x5-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
2. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Beat eggs, sugar, and vegetable oil together in another bowl; stir in yogurt, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Gradually stir flour mixture into wet ingredients until just moistened; fold zucchini and pistachios into batter. Pour batter evenly into prepared loaf pans.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

• calories292.9
• carbohydrateContent34.5 g
• cholesterolContent37.6 mg
• fatContent15.3 g
• fiberContent1.4 g
• proteinContent5.3 g
• saturatedFatContent2.2 g
• sodiumContent257.8 mg
• sugarContent16.3 g