Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence
- 1/2 Zucchini; medium sized
- 1 Beetroot; small, pre cooked (the equivalent of 1/2 cup all chopped up)
- 1 Orange (for a squeeze of juice)
- 1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1/8 teaspoon Baking Powder
- (optional) 1/4 cup sunflower seeds to sprinkle on top
- (optional) 1/2 cup sugar to make it sweet as opposed to neutral
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 Farenheit (180 degree Celcius)
- Line the loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Grate the Zucchini and Beetroot on the large hole of the grater. You will need total of 1 cup of the combination.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.
- In another large mixing bowl, beat the eggs.
- Add the oil (and the sugar if using) and beat well.
- Mix Vanilla Essence to the egg mixture.
- Add the the grated Zucchini-Beetroot mix and the squeeze of orange (like 1/2 teaspoon or something) to the egg mixture.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix gently using a whisk. Make sure that you do not over mix the wet and dry ingredients.
- Pour into the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle the toppings listed in the Sprinkles section.
- Bake at 350 Farenheit (180 Degree Celcius) for 1 hour or till a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Check at 30 minutes