Chocolate Zucchini Bread (2 loaves)

2 oz (2 blocks) unsweetened chocolate (melted) **
2 c zucchini, grated
2 c flour
1 t salt
1 t soda
1 t baking powder
1 t cinnamon
3 eggs
1 c brown sugar
1 c oil
1 t vanilla
1 c chocolate chips

Measure flour, salt, soda, baking powder, and cinnamon, mix and set aside.  Beat eggs in large bowl, add sugar oil, melted chocolate and vanilla until creamy.  Add zucchini and stir well.  Mix in dry ingredients.  Add choc. chips.  Bake at 325 for 45-60 minutes.  Also makes excellent muffins.

**substitution:  1 square unsweetened chocolate = 3 T cocoa powder + 1 T butter

Homemade Syrups

Basic Syrup
2 c sugar
1 c boiling water
1/2 t maple flavoring

Vanilla Syrup
Melt: 1 cube butter, 1 c sugar, 1/2 c buttermilk
Add: 1 t vanilla, 1 t soda

Vanilla Syrup, Food Storage Version
Melt: 1 cube butter (dehydrated butter w/ water = 8 T)
1 c sugar
1/2 c buttermilk (dehydrated milk w/ water (1/2 c ) + 1 T vinegar)
Then add:  1 t vanilla, 1 t soda

Sister Hinckley's Wheat Bread

Dissolve 2 packages (about 2 Tbsp) dry yeast in ½ cup water with ½ Tbsp honey or sugar.  Mix the following ingredients (with the dissolved yeast) in bread mixer:

3 ½ cups warm water
1 1/2 cups dry milk powdered milk
1 c oil
4 eggs, beaten
3/4 c honey
2 T salt
1 or 2 c white flour
About 10 c whole wheat flour

After kneading in a bread mixer, let rise until doubled.  Divide into 6 small loaves.  Knead and shape.  Let rise in greased pans.  Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.  Reduce to 300 degrees and bake 1 hour.