Apple Bread

For the bread

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 large eggs (if its medium use 3nos)

1/2 cup(1 stick)butter,softened

1 cup sugar

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 teasoons vanilla extract

2 apples (peeled and chopped)

Topping

2 tablespoon flour

2 tablespoon granulated sugar

1 teasppon ground cinnamon

1 tablespoon butter

2 tablespoon brown sugar

Preparation

1.Preheat oven to 35oF

2.To prepare the topping,combine flour,granualted sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl.cut in butter until crumbly.set aside.

3.To prepare the bread,combine flour,baking soda and salt in a medium bowl

4.Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.beat in eggs,lemon juice and vanilla.

5.Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and stir just until moistened.add apples and stir gently to combine.

6.Spoon half of the batter into a buttered 9-by 5 inch loaf pan.sprinkle with half of the topping and then with brown sugar and fill rest of the batter into another pan of same size.You can make 2 loaves with this batter.

7 Bake for 25-30 mts or until wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.remove bread from the pan and set it on a rack to cool.

Source:cooking in style -The costco way