Apple Bread
· ½ cup butter or margarine, softened
· 1 cup sugar
· 2 eggs
· 1 teaspoon soda
· 2 tablespoons buttermilk
· 2 cups flour
· 1 teaspoon vanilla
· 2 cups peeled, diced cooking apples
· ½ cup walnuts, chopped
· ½ cup raisins
· 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, melted
· ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
· ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cream ½ cup butter, gradually adding sugar; beat until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Dissolve soda in
buttermilk; add to batter, mixing well. Stir in flour. Add vanilla, and
stir well. Stir in apples, walnuts and raisins. Spoon into 2 greased and
floured loaf pans. Drizzle melted butter over loaves. Combine brown sugar
and cinnamon; stir well, and sprinkle over loaves. Bake at 350 for about
40-45 minutes. Cool in pan 5 minutes; turn out on wire rack.
