Autumn Apple Loaf

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 apple (peeled, cored and grated)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (optional)
• 1 dash cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 mix flour, baking powder, salt and soda. (nuts if desired).
• 3 in a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and 1 egg until smooth.
• 4 add second egg and beat well.
• 5 stir in vanilla and a dash of cinnamon. (i add more than a dash).
• 6 stir in grated apple.
• 7 pour flour mixture into batter.
• 8 stir only until moistened.
• 9 scrape into greased loaf pan.
• 10 i sprinkle lots of cinnamon sugar on the top.
• 11 bake 50-60 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.
• 12 let stand 10 minutes, then remove from pan.
• 13 place on rack to cool.