Zucchini Bread (GF)

Ingredients

• 1 zucchini (2 cups), pressed

• 2 eggs

• 1 cup Ricotta Cheese

• 1/3 cup butter or coconut oil, melted

• 1/4 cup maple syrup

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 1/3 cup almond flour

• 1/4 cup tapioca starch/flour

• 1/4 cup of gluten free flour (I used a cassava blend from Trader Joes)

• 1/3 cup coconut sugar

• 1 tsp baking soda

• 1/4 tsp salt

• optional add ins (1 cup chocolate chips, walnuts, pecans, etc)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

2. In a large mixing bowl, grate 1 zucchini. Drain water out of zucchini by placing it in a cheese cloth. Alternatively can pat it with a dish cloth or paper towel

3. Add in eggs, melted butter or oil and combine

4. Mix in remaining wet ingredients

5. In a small bowl, combine all dry ingredients and add to wet ingredients

6. Fold in optional add ins (chocolate chips, nuts, etc)

7. Spray loaf pan (8.5 in x 4.4 in) with avocado oil spray

8. Pour batter into the pan

9. Bake for 55mins, or until center is cooked completely