Fresh Apple Loaf

• 4 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest grated
• 1 each eggs
• 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup pastry flour, whole wheat
• 3/4 cup bread flour whole wheat
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon ground
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup wheat germ
• 1 cup apples fresh, grated

1. Cream honey and butter together with a fork.
2. Add lemon peel.
3. Beat the egg and buttermilk.
4. Sift flours, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and soda together, stir in 3/4 cup wheat germ.
5. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, avoiding lumps but do not overbeat.
6. Add the apples and stir to combine.
7. Fill a greased 8x4 inch loaf pan and sprinkle top with 1 tablespoon wheat germ.
8. Bake for about an hour, but check after 40 minutes.

honey, butter, lemon zest, eggs, buttermilk, pastry flour, bread flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon ground, baking soda, apples

Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/fresh-apple-loaf-33291 (may not work)