Apple buttermilk loaves

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 cups Flour
½ teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Baking soda
¼ teaspoon Salt
1 cup Margarine
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Brown sugar, packed
3 Eggs
1 teaspoon Vanilla
¾ cup Buttermilk
1½ cup Apple, peeled and chopped
½ cup Nuts
1 teaspoon Grated orange zest

Directions

Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Set aside. Cream butter and sugars; beat in eggs one at a time and vanilla. Stir in buttermilk alternately with flour mixture. Fold in apples, nuts and orange peel.

Pour into two 8½ x 4 ½ x 2 ⅝ inch greased and floured loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees 50-60 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack. Wrap and let stand overnight to allow flavors to blend.

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