Spiced Apple Bread GF

Spiced Apple Bread GF

2-1/2 cups gf flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
2 eggs beaten and at room temperature
3/4 cup baking/cooking oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 large tart apples, peeled, cored, chopped in small pieces
1/2 cup finely chopped nuts of your choice (optional)
ceparate medium sized bowl, beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar till well blended. 1/2 cup of brown sugar may be substituted instead of part of the granulated sugar. Peel, core, and chop apples. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients blending till smooth. Next fold in apples, then fold in nuts if you chose to use them. Place in a parchment lined 9 x 4 inch loaf pan. Drop pan to remove any air bubbles or blank sections since batter will be thick. Bake in a preheated 350 F oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Next remove bread from pan and let cool completely on wire rack. Remove parchment paper. Slice and serve. Can be kept at room temperature covered for up to 3 days, then frozen if there is any left over bread.