Nancy's Apple Bread

Source: The Pampered Chef

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 medium apples

Crumb Mixture:
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cold butter

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream butter and sugar together in large mixing bowl.

Dissolve baking soda in lemon juice.

Combine baking soda mixture, eggs and vanilla extract with butter mixture. Beat mixtures together.

Peel, core and slice apples with Apple Peeler/Corer/Slicer and coarsely chop the apple slices with Food Chopper. Gently fold apples into butter.

Combine crumb mixture ingredients, cutting in butter to get a coarse crumb texture. Spoon 1/2 of the batter into greased Stoneware Loaf Pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 crumb mixture. Press crumbs gently into surface of batter. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes or until Cake Tester inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pan. Remove bread and cool completely on Non-Stick Cooling Rack before slicing.

Yields: 1 loaf - 16 slices