Beat well:

1 c. oil
2 c. sugar
2 c. chopped apples
2 tsp. vanilla
3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
3 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 c. chopped nuts, optional

Mix dry ingredients together and add the first mixture (eggs, oil, sugar, apples and vanilla). Bake in bread pans at 325 degrees for 1 hour. Remove from pans immediately! Sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top of loaves, if desired.

Yield 2 loaves.