Apple Bread-Peggy1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups chopped or pared apples (about 4 apples)
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour loaf pan. Mix 1 cup sugar, shortening, eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt until smooth. Stir in apples and nuts. Spread in pan. Mix 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over batter. Bake until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely.