Dutch Apple Bread

Ingredients

BREAD

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup chopped peeled apple (about 1 large)
• 1/3 cup walnuts, finely chopped

TOPPING

• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 3/4-1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350.

2. 2

   Grease a 9x5x3" loaf pan.

3. 3

   In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.

4. 4

   Beat in eggs and vanilla.

5. 5

   Combine flour, baking soda and salt, and stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the buttermilk.

6. 6

   Fold in apple and nuts.

7. 7

   Pour into prepared pan and sprinkle topping evenly over the bread.

8. 8

   Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted into bread comes out clean.

9. 9

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

10. 10

    TOPPING:.

11. 11

    Combine the flour, sugar, brown sugar and cinnamon well.

12. 12

    Cut in butter until the mixture is crumbly.