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Gruene Apple Pecan Bread

• 1-1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/2 cup whole-grain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 3/4 cup grated apple
• 1/4 cup apple juice
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup pecans, broken

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and make sure that all ingredients are at room temperature.
Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda. Add whole-grain flour. Cream together sugar and shortening in a large bowl. Beat in egg. Add grated apple and apple juice. Mix dry ingredients with the fruit mixture. Add buttermilk, a little at a time. Fold in pecan pieces. Place dough in greased loaf pan. Bake about 1-1/2 hours, or until tests clean. Cool bread in pan before removing.