Butcher, baker, candlestick maker????

I woke up today and thought "Hey, I think I will bake something." Be forewarned that I am not normally a baker but I know the basics. We have some delicious fruit that I got from the market which I wanted to incorporate into my recipe so I started my search for something palatable. What I found came pretty close to what was available in my house and what I had in mind, I have copied/pasted the actual recipe then below it the recipe with my changes. Some major changes I made which I generally do make is that I cut the sugar out (the fruit is sweet enough) and I substituted the butter for high heat sunflower oil, I have found that it lends quite well as a substitute and does not leave a taste like olive oil can, also olive oil is not made for high heat cooking so i try to avoid using it for oven applications. I only used whole wheat flour instead of half w/w and half white as the recipe recommends - why use cheap unhealthy white flour when whole wheat is available?

Apple Cheese Quickbread

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and shredded
• 4 ounces Swiss cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the honey and eggs. In a separate bowl, sift together the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the butter and egg mixture; mix until combined. Fold in the apple, cheese and walnuts. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Turn the loaf out onto a wire rack and let cool completely.

This recipe was graciously copied from the link below.
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Apple-Cheese-Quick-Bread/Detail.aspx

The City Mouse Version

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup Sunflower Oil (high heat)
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups whole wheat flour (I double sifted this)
  
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 Fuji apples - peeled, cored and shredded
• 2 Fresh Apricots, chopped fine
  
• 5 triangles of baby bell light swiss (my secret weakness, it would have been 6 triangles.....but i ate one.......)
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar (hey i'm a mouse! i love cheese)
  
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ginger
  

DIRECTIONS
I followed the same directions as above.

Ok my beautiful little loaf it baking as I write, we shall see if it's a success or a complete flop shortly.

Wish me luck
~CM