Grandma's Apple Bread

It's finally apple season! This is a delicious bread that was my mom's mom's recipe. The original recipe doesn't call for cinnamon in the bread, but I like to add it to both the bread and topping. SO good with your morning cup of coffee...even better warmed in the microwave for 15 seconds with a smear of butter :)

Apple Bread
1 stick butter, room temperature
1 c. sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
1 t. baking soda
2 T. sour milk (add 1/4 t. vinegar to 2 T milk)
1 t. vanilla
2 c. flour
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. salt
2 c. finely chopped apples
1/2 c. chopped walnuts (optional)

Topping:
2 T. butter, room temperature
2 T. flour
2 T. sugar
1/2 t. cinnamon

Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs and stir. Dissolve 1 t. baking soda in sour milk, and add to butter mixture. Add vanilla. Mix in the flour, cinnamon and salt until just combined (don't overmix). Stir in apples and nuts. Pour into a greased and floured loaf pan. Mix topping ingredients with a fork and crumble on top of bread. Bake at 325 for 1 hour.