Apple Nut Bread

By Heather_D

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup plus 2 Tbsp sugar, divided
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup apple, peeled and grated
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 Tbsp buttermilk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• 3/4 tsp cinnamon

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 80mins

Preparation

Step 1

Cream the butter and 1 cup sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; Stir in the apple. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium mixing bowl; Add to creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Stir in vanilla and nuts. Spray a 9” x 5” x 3” loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and pour the batter into the pan. In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and remaining sugar; Sprinkle over the batter. Bake the bread at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool the bread for 10 minutes and remove the bread from the pan to a wire rack to cool. **Carefully run a knife around the edges of the loaf and then gently shake or bump the pan to ensure that the loaf doesn’t stick to the pan.