Glazed Apple Bread

1/2 cup canola oil

1 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 large egg

2 cups sifted unbleached flour

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking powder

2 Tablespoons milk

1/2 cup raisins

2 large apples, finely chopped (use good baking apples)

1/2 cup walnuts, chopped



Glaze:

1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted

1 Tablespoon water

2 Tablespoon melted butter



Combine oil, sugar and vanilla and cream until light

and fluffy. Add eggsand beat well. Sift together flour,

cinnamon, salt and baking powder. Addmilk, raisins,

apples, nuts and dry ingredients to mixture and stir only

until flour is well dampened.



Bake in well greased 9"x5"x4" loaf pan at 350? for

50-60 minutes. Cool;remove from pan. Combine glaze

ingredients; mix well and pour over loaf. Let glaze set

before wrapping loaf tightly.



Best if made day prior to serving.