Apple Loaf - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. diced peeled McIntosh apples
2 c. plus 2 tsp. sugar
2 sticks (1 c.) butter
3 c. all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Mix apples and 2 cups sugar in a large bowl; leave at room temperature 2 hours stirring occasionally.
Heat oven to 325\u00b0. Grease two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pans.
Melt butter, let cool. Mix flour, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into apples.
Stir in butter, eggs and vanilla.
Pour half into each pan, sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon sugar.
Bake 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours until a wooden pick inserted in centers of loaves comes out clear.
Cool in pans 10 minutes before removing.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.