Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1                cup  sugar
     1/2           cup  vegetable shortening
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
  2                     eggs
  1         tablespoon  buttermilk
  2               cups  sifted self-rising flour
  1           teaspoon  grated lemon peel
  1 1/2           cups  chopped peeled tart apples
  1         tablespoon  sugar
     1/2      teaspoon  cinnamon

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottom of 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan; set aside. Cream 1 cup sugar, shortening, and vanilla with electric mixer in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs and buttermilk; blend well. Add flour; blend well. Stir in lemon peel and apples. Pour into prepared pan. Combine 1 tablespoon sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over batter. Bake 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Gently loosen sides of loaf. Turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.

Nutritional Information:

1899 Calories (kcal); 111g Total Fat; (52% calories from fat); 12g Protein; 217g Carbohydrate; 375mg Cholesterol; 129mg Sodium