Lion House Chocolate Zucchini Bread

    Every couple of weeks I participate in a food co-op called Bountiful Baskets. You can a basket full of 50% fruits and 50% vegetables. These baskets are amazing and I love getting them. I usually have to come up with some recipes for the week to use up the veggies that I get. 

   Last Saturday i got a ton of zucchini and this bread was the first thing that went through my mind. My obsession with this bread started when I was working for Deseret Book. The Lion House makes a decadent muffin top version of this recipe  When I got transferred to the store that has a Lion House Bakery inside of it, I honestly bought a muffin top everyday. I pretended it was healthy, what with all the zucchini in it. : ) 
    
      Now I make it whenever I have zucchini in my house.  Its moist, delicious and you just cant go wrong with it. You get to "eat your veggies" while eating a  chocolate bread. ( its pretty much a cake , but we'll keep calling it a bread for health's sake. : ) 

Lion House Chocolate Zucchini Bread 

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate 

2 cups zucchini, grated

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder 

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar 

1 cup vegetable oil 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips  

Prepare two 8x4 - inch loaf pans by greasing and flouring or by lining with parchment paper. Melt unsweetened chocolate and set aside. Wash and grate zucchini; set aside. Measure flour, salt, soda, baking powder, and cinnamon into a bowl, stir, and set aside. Place eggs in mixing bowl and beat. Add the sugars, oil, melted chocolate, and vanilla, beat until creamy. Add the zucchini and stir together. Mix in dry ingredients until incorporated. Add the chocolate chips and mix in. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes. Makes 2 loaves.

* To make muffins, place liners in a muffin tin and fill with batter. I cant remember how long I cooked them for muffins but I remember starting with 15 minutes and then watching them from there. It all depends on how hot your oven cooks.