Apple Cider Bread

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 2/3 cup white sugar 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temp. 2 large eggs 1/2 cup apple cider 2 1/4 cups peeled and cored chopped apples 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. 2. Grease and flour an 8 × 5-inch loaf pan. 3. Into a mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves. 4. In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the sugars and butter until light and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs until incorporated. Add the flour mixture half at a time, alternating with the cider, and mix just until combined. 5. In a small mixing bowl, toss the apples with the lemon juice. Stir the apples into the batter. Scoop the batter into the prepared loaf pan. 6. Bake 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. 7. Cool in the pan for at least 15-20 minutes and turn the loaf out onto a wire rack to cool completely.