Apple Cheese Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter or margarine, softened
3/4 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 3/4 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1 c. grated unpeeled Red Delicious apples
1/2 c. sharp Cheddar cheese
1/3 c. chopped pecans (optional)

Preparation

Cream butter with sugar until fluffy.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
Sift flour, baking powder, soda, salt and ginger together.
Add 1/3 of dry ingredients to egg mixture; stir in apples, cheese and pecans.
Add remaining dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Pour batter into well-buttered 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 1 hour or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove and cool on wire rack.
Serve warm or cold.