Title: Chocolate apple bread
 Categories: Apples, Breads
      Yield: 16 Servings
 
MMMMM--------------------------TOPPING-------------------------------
      1 tb Sugar
    1/2 ts Cinnamon
    1/2 c  Chopped walnuts or pecans

MMMMM---------------------------BREAD--------------------------------
      4 c  All-purpose flour
      1 ts Salt
      1 ts Baking powder
      1 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Cinnamon
    1/2 ts Nutmeg
      1 c  Butter,softened
      2 c  Sugar
      4    Eggs
      2 ts Vanilla extract
    1/4 c  Buttermilk
      3 c  Coarsely chopped apples
      1 c  Chopped walnuts
     12 oz Semi-sweet chocolate chips
 
  Topping: In cup, combine sugar, cinnamon and walnuts; set aside.
  
  Bread: 1. Preheat oven to 350'F. Grease two 9x5x3" loaf pans. In small
  bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and
  nutmeg; set aside. 2. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until
  creamy. Add eggs and vanilla extract; mix well. Gradually beat in
  flour mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in apples, walnuts,
  and chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pans. Sprinkle with topping.
  3. bake 50-60 minutes until cake tester inserted in center comes out
  clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely. Makes 2
  loaves.