Dutch Apple Bread

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Dutch Apple Bread

 

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract

2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1/3 cup buttermilk

1 cup chopped peeled apple

1/3 cup chopped walnuts

 

~~~Topping~~~

1/3 cup all purpose flour

2 TB sugar

2 TB brown sugar

1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon

3 TB butter or margarine

 

To make the Apple Bread: In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in

eggs and vanilla.

Combine flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture

alternately with buttermilk.

Fold in apple and nuts. Pour into a greased 9 " loaf pan.

 

To make the Topping: Combine the first four ingredients; cut in butter until

crumbly.

Sprinkle over bread batter.

 

Bake at 350° F., for 55 to 60 minutes or until bread tests done.

 

Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. 

 

Yield:  1 loaf.