Streusel Topped Apple Bread

Streusel Topping

• 1

  Stir together brown sugar, cinnamon and flour. Add butter; blend with a fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts. Set aside

Bread

• 2

  Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9×5–inch loaf pan or line the pan with waxed or parchment paper.

• 3

  Whisk together flour, baking soda. and salt in a bowl and set aside.

• 4

  Cream butter; gradually add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Add dry alternating with buttermilk and mix just until smooth. Fold in apples and nuts.

• 5

  Pour batter into a large (9×5-inch) loaf pan. Top with streusel mixture. Bake 50 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted in center of bread comes out clean.