Grease 2 loaf pans with spray oil or butter. Sprinkle 2 tbs of granulated sugar on the oil and coat the inside of both loaf pans with sugar, pour the excess out of the pan.

Use a grader or food processor to finely grade the 2-3 zucchini. ( about 2 cups of zucchini) set aside.

Pre heat the oven to 325.

In a medium mixing bowl add the eggs, oil, lemon extract, brown sugar, and white sugar and beat for 1-2 minutes until well combined.

In a separate medium bowl add in the ap flour, baking, soda, baking powder, and salt. Whisk the dry ingredients together.

Pour the dry ingredients into the wet 1/3 of the bowl at a time. Mix unil just moistened. Then stop.

Add another 1/3 aprox of the dry ingredients, mix until just combined and stop.

Add the last 1/3 of the dry ingredients an mix until just combined and then stop. (Do not overmix! The bread will be very tough if it is overmixed. )

Mix in the zucchini and poppy seeds with a spatula, mix about 50 times and the zucchini and poppy seeds should be well incoporated.

Pour 1/2 of the batter into the each of the loaf pans.

Place the loaf pans on a baking sheet and place into the pre-heated oven.

Bake for 40- 50 minutes. Until a skewer of toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Allow to cool 1 hour.

Enjoy!