Yummy--Fresh Apple Bread

Yummy--Fresh Apple Bread 
It's apple season and though the crop locally and regionally is sparser because of a late spring frost, I still have some recipes to try with fingers crossed.

This one came out of "Family Favorites" from St. Joan of Arc Parish in Asheville, North Carolina.
I worked in North Carolina for 11 years and for most of that time I was a member of this lovely church. It remains the best religious experience of my life. I think fondly often of the pastor., people and activities there.

Barbara Reid's recipe in the book is straightforward and without a lot of specifics. I'm adding mine in parentheses.

Fresh Apple Bread
1 1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. finely chopped apples
1 c. chopped nuts

(Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9X5-inch loaf pans.)

Mix all ingredients together. Bake for 1 hour and 5 minutes. (Cool in pans on wire racks for 15 minutes and then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.)

Makes 2 loaves.

Note: I might consider adding 1 tsp. cinnamon or apple pie spice to this to give it just a bit more oomph.

Apologies, I forgot to get a picture.