Dutch Apple Bread

Found this while surfing the net for quick breads. Of Dutch origin.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• BREAD

• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened
• 2  large eggs, unbeaten
• 2  tablespoons buttermilk or 2  tablespoons  sour milk
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  cups apples, chopped

• TOPPING

• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 2  tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
•  chopped  nuts (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Cream together sugar and butter or margarine. Blend in eggs and buttermilk.
2. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Mix in vanilla and apples. Pour into pan.
3. Combine topping ingredients. Cut through until crumbly. Sprinkle over batter in pan and press slightly. Bake 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan.