1 cup sugar
half cup shortening
2 eggs beaten
1 cup ground or grated N.C. apples (suppose others o.k. too)
2 cups sifted flour
half teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 cup broken pecan pieces
1 and a half tablespoons buttermilk
half teaspoon vanilla
Topping: 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Cream sugar and shortening; add eggs and apples. Sift dry ingredients
together. Mix with sugar mixture. Add pecans. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla.
Pour into greased 10 x 6 x 3 inch loaf pan.
Topping: Mix sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over top before baking.
Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees or less if you think it done in the center
(can be checked by pushing thin knife blade into the centerr: if it comes
out clean, it is done). Makes 1 loaf.
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