Fresh Apple Bread

This is delicious warm with butter. My family eats as an in between snack or breakfast dessert :)

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Yields: 1 apple loaf

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 2  eggs, beaten
• 1  cup tart apple, ground or grated
• 2  cups  sifted all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  cup  broken pecan pieces
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 3  tablespoons sugar
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. Cream sugar and shortening; add eggs and apples.
2. Sift dry ingredients together.
3. Mix with sugar mixture; add pecans.
4. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla.
5. Pour into greased 10x6x3 inch loaf pan.
6. Mix sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over top.
7. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees.