Apple Pan Bread

Ingredients

Apple mixture:

10 oz. (about 2 large or 3 medium apples) pared, chopped apples (use slightly sour apples like Granny Smith)

1 oz. (1/4 cup) dark brown sugar

1 tablespoon cinnamon

3 tablespoons butter or margarine

Cake batter:

3 oz. (1/2 cup) butter at room temperature

4 oz. (1/2 cup) dark brown sugar

1 egg

3/4 cup milk

3 oz. rice flour

5 oz. tapioca flour

1/2 tsp. salt

3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp guar gum

Topping:

2 oz. dark brown sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground cloves 

Instructions

APPLES: Mix in a saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring, until bubbling. Then cover and leave over low heat for just 2 minutes.  Leave to cool.  Apples should still be firm.

CAKE BATTER: Cream butter with sugar until light, add the egg and beat until light and creamy. Sift the flours with the salt and baking powder and add without mixing; add cooled apple mixture and milk, and then mix only enough to blend. Grease an 8" square pan.   Pour into prepared pan, smoothing the top.

TOPPING: Mix all topping ingredients together and sprinkle over the top of batter in the pan.

Instructions:

Bake at 350 F for about 30 minutes, until a knife stuck into the middle comes out clean. Serve hot or cold.