Summer Squash Breads

Brown Sugar Zucchini Bread

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup oil

3 eggs

3 tsp. vanilla

3 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. soda

¼ tsp. baking powder

2 cups grated zucchini

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

2 cups sugar

1 cup oil

3 eggs

3 tsp. vanilla

2 ½ cups flour

½ cup baking cocoa

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. soda

¼ tsp. baking powder

2 cups grated zucchini

½ package chocolate chips

Lemon Summer Squash Bread

2 ¼ cup sugar

1 cup melted butter

3 eggs

6 Tbsp. lemon juice

3 cups flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. soda

1 tsp. baking powder

2 cups grated yellow summer squash

For glaze:  ½ cup powdered sugar

                    3 tsp. lemon juice

Directions:

In a large bowl, mix together the sugar, fat, eggs and flavor extract.

Combine the dry ingredients; blend in.

Stir in summer squash and chocolate chips if desired.

Transfer into two 8x4 loaf pans or 5 mini loaf pans coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 350 for about 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. 

Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.