This warm, mouth-watering apple bread recipe will have your family coming back for more. Feel free to experiment with different varieties of apples and different kinds of nuts, if you prefer, or no nuts at all. We believe this bread is destined to become one of your family’s fall favorites.
Apple Trivia: In Colonial times, the apple was better known as a “winter banana” or “melt-in-the-mouth.”
Ingredients for Apple Bread
1/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups peeled, grated apples
1 Tablespoon lemon peel
1 cup walnuts, chopped
Apple Bread Recipe Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F.
In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy.
Beat in eggs.
In a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients.
Blend dry ingredients into the shortening and sugar mixture.
Gradually add apples and lemon peel.
Mix in chopped walnuts.
Grease a bread loaf pan.
Pour batter into the pan.
Bake in oven for 60 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes before turning onto a cooling rack.
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