Harvest Apple Bread *

Ingredients

110 gr butter
100 gr sugar
110 gr brown sugar
4 gr vanilla
2 eggs
250 gr flour
5 gr baking soda
1 gr salt
290 gr apples
28 gr butter
40 gr brown sugar
5 gr cinnamon
40 gr almonds

Instructions

Sliced almonds for garnish Cream the butter and sugars until light. Beat in vanilla and eggs. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Stir into butter mixture. Batter will be very thick. Stir in chopped apples, combining all ingredients well. Pour into greased 4x12 inch loaf pan. Combine the streusel ingredients in a saucepan. Stir over low heat until the mixture begins to bubble. Spread over batter. Bake at 190ºC for 10 minutes. Lower heat to 180ºC Bake an additional 30-35 minutes. Test with a toothpick. Remove pan to rack to cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Continue to cool on rack. Sprinkle with sliced almonds. * Peel and chop apples immediately before adding to batter to prevent browning. ----