Fresh Apple Bread(Bobbie Cohen)

* Exported from MasterCook *

Fresh Apple Bread (Bobbie Cohen)

Recipe By : Diane's Traveling Newsletter
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup butter -- or shortening
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups peeled apples -- finely grated
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Preheat over to 350 deg F.

Sift together first 5 ingredients and set aside. Cream butter and sugar
together until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well
after each. Stir in dry ingredients, 1/2 at a time, beating well after
each
addition. Stir in apple. Fold in nuts. Pour into well greased and
floured
9 x 5 x 3-inch loag pan. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour or until
done.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes and turn out onto wire rack. Cool completely
before slicing.

Yield: 1 loaf.

Notes: One of my co-workers a few years ago, owned "Just Desserts" a
wonderful place in Hyde Park, NY. This bread was very popular.