Apple Buttermilk Loaves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 cups apples, pared, cored and finely chopped Rome Beautys
1/2 cup nuts
1 teaspoon grated orange peel

Preparation

Combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt, set aside.
Cream butter and sugars; beat in eggs one at a time and vanilla.
Stir in buttermilk alternately with flour mixture.
Fold in apples, nuts and orange peel.
Pour into two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 5/8 - inch greased and floured loaf pans. Bake at 350 F- 50 to 60 minutes or until wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack. Wrap and let stand overnight to allow flavors to blend.
Makes two loaves.