Apple Spice Bread

I love this bread!  It is another recipe from my mother-in-laws kitchen.  It is the perfect comfort food on a cold, dreary day!  It is super moist and delicious!

CREAM TOGETHER:

2 cups sugar

1 1/4 cup oil

3 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

THEN ADD:

1/2 tsp soda

1 tsp. salt

2 tsp cinnamon

3 cups flour

FOLD IN:

3 cups of peeled, diced apples

Put batter in greased bread pans.  Fill about 2/3 full.  Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour or until completely cooked in the center.  You can also do muffins.  You will bake these for only 25-30 minutes. 

Glazed Lemon Blueberry Muffins

These muffins will be a great hit at your next special event.  The tart glaze really adds a sweet twist.

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups low-fat buttermilk
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
• 2 TBS lemon juice
• 1 cup blueberries
• Glaze
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Step 1:

Preheat oven to 400°.  Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, slat and nutmeg in a medium bowl.

Step 2:

 Cut in butter with a pastry blender or 2 fork until mixture resembles coarse meal.

Step 3:

Combine buttermilk, egg, lemon juice and rind; stir well with a whisk.

Step 4:

 Add to flour mixture; stir just until moist. Gently fold in blueberries.

• Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups greased and sprinkled with sugar or if you use liners make sure to spray your liners with cooking spray. Bake at 400° for 15-18 minutes or until the muffins spring back when lightly touched. Remove muffins from pans immediately, and place on a wire rack to cool.

• Combine lemon juice and powdered sugar in a small bowl. Drizzle glaze evenly over cooled muffins.

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