Cream:     1/2 cup shortening

                 1 cup sugar

Add:          2 beaten eggs

                 1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in 2 Tbsp soured milk (2T milk with ½ tsp. lemon juice)

Mix in:      2 cups flour

                 1/2 tsp. salt

Fold in:     1 Tbsp. vanilla

                 2 cups chopped, peeled apples*

Pour into loaf pan and bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour, or until golden brown and done in the middle.

Just before the bread comes out of the oven make the topping:

                 1 Tbsp. cinnamon

                 3 Tbsp. melted butter

                 1 Tbsp. flour

                 2 Tbsp. sugar

Spread onto warm bread.  Let bread with topping cool before removing from the pan.

·         *Any cooking apple will do; I like to use Golden Delicious or Granny Smith.

Prep time: 15 minutes

Baking time: 25 minutes

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.                                                                           

Ingredients:                                                                                                                                      

                1 ½ cups oatmeal

                ¼ cup brown sugar

                ¼ cup butter or margarine, melted

                1 egg

                1 cup milk

                1 tsp. baking powder

                ½ tsp. salt

                ¼ cup water

                1 medium apple (golden delicious), peeled, cored and chopped

                ½ cup chopped walnuts

                ½ tsp. cinnamon

                ½ tsp. vanilla flavoring

                Optional: golden raisins, dried cranberries; nutmeg; cloves

Mix all the ingredients together and pour into an 8 X 8 inch greased pan or casserole dish.  Bake for 25 – 28 minutes.

Serve warm with cream, vanilla yogurt or milk.  This dish can be made ahead and dished out as needed for breakfast and warmed in the microwave.

Serves 4-5; this recipe may be doubled for a crowd.