Description:

A moist apple bread with crumb topping

Source:

Barb Lindholm

Serves/Makes:1 loaf

Ingredients

• Streusel:
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) flour
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) sugar
• 2 tbsp (30 ml) brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) cinnamon
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) margarine
• Bread:
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) margarine
• 1 cup (225 ml) sugar
• 2 cups (475 ml) flour
• 1 cup (225 ml) chopped, peeled apples
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
• 1 tsp (5 ml) baking soda
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) buttermilk
• 1/3 cup (80 ml) chopped walnuts

Preparation

• To make streusel:
• Mix together flour, sugars, cinnamon.
• Cut in margarine.
• Set aside.
• For bread:
• Cream margarine and sugar.
• Add eggs and vanilla and beat.
• Add dry ingredients alternately with milk.
• Fold in apples and nuts.
• Just before baking, top with streusel.
• Bake in a greased 9 inch by 5 inch loaf pan at 350 degrees (175 C.) for 55 minutes, or until loaf tests done.

Comments

This bread is a great moist dessert - sometimes streusel sinks down a bit making a wonderful cinnamon "filling" -- It's really good served warm.