Chris' Apple Bread

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1 cup sugar (we like to substitute 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup sugar)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 cups finely chopped apple (we use the peeler/corer/slicer to make quick work of this)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.


 

Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cloves, and cinnamon.


 

In a large bowl, beat margarine, sugar, and 1 egg until smooth.


 

 

Add second egg and stir in vanilla.


 

Stir in apple.


 

Add flour mixture and mix until moist.

 

 

Spread in loaf pan.


 

Bake 50-60 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes and remove from pan. Cool on rack. Makes 1 loaf.

By Stephanie from Hillsboro, OR