Grandpa and Grandma Hodge’s Apple Bread Recipe

Grandpa and Grandma Hodge’s Apple Bread Recipe

This homemade apple bread recipe comes from Raymond Charles Hodge, Grandpa Hodge, and Linda Karen Soderberg Hodge, Grandma Hodge. It is a sweet, comforting loaf made with chopped apples, vanilla, and a cinnamon sugar topping.

Apple bread is wonderful for breakfast, dessert, an afternoon snack, or sharing with family. Use your favorite apples; Honeycrisp is always a good choice.

Why You’ll Love This Apple Bread

• It is a family recipe with simple ingredients.
• Chopped apples make the loaf moist and flavorful.
• The cinnamon sugar topping adds a sweet finish.
• It is great for fall baking, breakfast, or dessert.

Original Family Recipe

Apple Bread   by: Raymond Charles Hodge (Grandpa Hodge) & Linda Karen (Soderberg) Hodge ( Grandma Hodge)

Cream together the following:

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar

In a separate larger bowl mix the following:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 talb milk
• 2 cups of chopped apples ( use your favorites ) honey crisp is always a good one to add
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Stir with a wooden spoon the margarine, eggs and sugar mixture into the larger bowl with the flour,baking soda, milk, apples and vanilla together. This will be very lumpy

In a small bowl mix 3 talb sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon (I usually double this )

Pour Apple Bread into a bread pan and sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon mix on top

Baking Instructions

350 degrees   50 to 60 minutes

How to Serve Apple Bread

Serve slices plain, with a little butter, or warmed slightly. It also goes nicely with coffee or as a sweet side for brunch.

More Homemade Bread Recipes

If you enjoy family baking recipes, try Grandma’s Banana Bread Recipe, Celebration Coffee Cake, or Karla’s Chocolate Sheet Cake Recipe.