Zucchini Bread

Zucchini Bread

3 oz cream cheese, softened
3 T vegetable oil
1 c sugar
2 eggs
1 c shredded, unpeeled zucchini
Grated rind of 1 lemon
2 1/4 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c raisins (opt.)

Preaheat over to 350.
Beat together cream cheese, oil, and sugar.
Add eggs, on at a time, and continue beating until the mixture is light.
Stir in the zucchini and lemon rind.
Sift flour with baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and fold into batter gently.
Turn batter into a loaf pan and bake approximately 1 hr. 15 min.
Cool in the pan on a wire rack.

From Shari Vine