Zucchini Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 6 -8 cups zucchini, peeled, cubed with seeds removed
• 2/3 cup lemon juice
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups flour
• 3 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups margarine (3 cubes)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 cook zucchini in lemon juice until tender, use often.
• 2 add 1 cup sugar, nutmeg and 1 teaspoon cinnamon and vanilla and let simmer for two minutes.
• 3 while zucchini cooks, combine the flour, 2 cups sugar, salt and margarine in a large bowl and mix well.
• 4 add 1/2 cup of the crumb mixture to the zucchini to thicken, stir well, turn off the heat after thick.
• 5 pat 1/2 of the remaining crumb mixture into a greased 9x13-inch pan.
• 6 bake at 375°fs for 10 minutes.
• 7 spread zucchini evenly over the crust.
• 8 add 1 teaspoon cinnamon to the remaining crumb mixture and spread over the top of the zucchini.
• 9 bake at 375°f for 30-40 minutes, until bubbling around the crust.
• 10 let cool before cutting into bars. can be warmed up in microwave and top with ice cream.