Apple Cheddar Bread

Today is Sunday. I know Rads like cheese, and bread. I was sleeping at 6am in the morning, if not later, and was woken up at 2:30pm by a phone call... So, my original recipe for today (Cheesey Jalapeno Bread) won't be completed until the wee hours of Monday morning (due to allowing the bread to rise, etc.,) and cooking is therapeutic... So I decided to make this recipe which I came across. I love cheese, and I love apples, and I did have 2 Granny Smith apples. The original recipe calls for 2 large eggs, and I used Ener-G egg replacer. Writing this up now, I think I should have used applesauce instead! Well, next time! :))

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 stick butter, at room temperature
• ¼ cup light brown sugar
• 2 Ener-G eggs, (or 2 large eggs, room temperature fork beaten)
• 2 cups Granny Smith (or any sharp) apples, unpeeled,  finely shredded
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. 
2. Coat a 9” loaf pan with cooking spray. (Or, you can insert parchment paper overlapping over the long sides of the pan)
3. In a separate bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar until creamy
4. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt and Ener-G egg replacer powder into the mixture, and mix in well
5. Add in the Ener-G water for the 2 eggs, blend, then add the grated apple and cheese
6. The dough will be quite sticky - so spread evenly into the pan
7. Bake until risen and a wooden skewer comes out of the center clean, about 45-60 minutes. 
8. Cool to room temperature (about 30 minutes) before slicing.

This is sooooo yummy! My apartment smells sooooo delicious too! It was still warm when I sliced it, and then I just had to eat it! A little butter or sour cream on it, tastes sooooo good!